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Former US police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright released

Kim Potter, Minnesota officer who mistook gun for Taser and killed Wright in 2021, is freed after 16 months in prison.

Al Jazeera · Apr 24, 2023

Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright freed

Kim Potter, the Minnesota police officer who mistook her gun for a Taser and killed Daunte Wright in 2021, was released from prison early Monday

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023

The former Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright will be freed Monday

Kim Potter, who was convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser in the 2021 incident, is set to be released from prison after serving 16 months. Daunte Wright was 20 years old.

WEKU · Apr 22, 2023

Judge weighs cameras in next trial over George Floyd's death

A Minnesota judge will hear arguments Monday on whether to allow live video coverage of the upcoming trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in the murder of George Floyd

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

Editorial: Taking positive steps after Potter sentencing

Assuming good behavior, Kimberly Potter could be out of prison in 13 months. And does anyone expect anything but good behavior from the former Brooklyn Center police officer?

Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2022

Wright family, activists see injustice in Potter's sentence

The issue of race was barely brought up during the trial of Kim Potter

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2022

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

Legal community sees unequal treatment and mercy in Potter's sentence

MINNEAPOLIS — To some lawyers, the 24-month sentence for former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright showed once again how the U.S. judicial system treats white defendants differently than Black ones, while others say it was reasoned and merciful.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 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