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Wright family and friends disappointed, upset at Potter sentence

MINNEAPOLIS — Cries and angry shouts rose up from a crowd of Daunte Wright supporters outside the Hennepin County District Court moments after a judge on Friday handed down a two-year sentence to former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly A. Potter.

Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2022

Former Minnesota cop Kimberly Potter sentenced below guidelines to 2 years for killing Daunte Wright

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kimberly Potter was sentenced Friday to a two-year term, lower than suggested by state guidelines, for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last spring.

Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2022

Family: Judge in Potter case swayed by 'white woman tears'

The judge who sentenced white former Officer Kim Potter to two years in prison for killing Black motorist Daunte Wright cited the difficult job that police face — and Potter’s remorse — as justification for giving her a light sentence

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022

Minnesota cop who killed Daunte Wright gets 2 years

Officer Kim Potter was convicted of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 killing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 18, 2022

Daunte Wright’s mother says court ‘murdered my son all over again’ after Kim Potter sentenced to two years

‘White women tears trumps justice’

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022

Kim Potter: Who is the former Minneapolis officer and why did she shoot Daunte Wright?

Kim Potter claims she made an ‘innocent mistake’ and mistook her firearm for her Taser when she shot Daunte Wright dead

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022

Daunte Wright: Who was the 20-year-old Black man shot dead by Kim Potter in Minneapolis suburb?

Daunte Wright is survived by a two-year-old son

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022