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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Sharp

Kim Potter, who fatally shot Daunte Wright, freed from prison at 4am amid fears for her safety

Minnesota Department of Corrections

Disgraced Minnesota police officer Kim Potter walked free from prison after serving just 16 months for shooting dead Daunte Wright when she mistook her gun for a Taser during a traffic stop.

Potter, 50, was released from Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee in the early hours of Monday morning to serve the remainder of her sentence on supervised release.

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