The former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright while yelling “Taser” during a traffic-stop-turned-arrest outside Minneapolis was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. A Minnesota jury found Kim Potter, 49, guilty late last year of first- and
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Kim Potter Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Killing Daunte Wright
The former police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, saying she intended to fire her Taser and not her gun, was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday, far less than the standard sentence of
During Testimony, Kimberly Potter Apologizes for Killing Daunte Wright
On the stand, Ms. Potter, 49, said she probably would not have pulled Mr. Wright’s car over had she been riding alone. But she was training a rookie officer, Anthony Luckey, who stopped Mr. Wright’s car after he noticed an
Jury Chosen in Trial of Kimberly Potter, Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright
“He was considered to be more of a trouble child,” one juror said during jury selection, describing what she had heard in the news. That juror, a teacher and the only Black juror, said the killing of Mr. Wright reminded