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
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Minneapolis Cop Who Shot Daunte Wright Convicted of Two Counts of Manslaughter
Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran who resigned from the Brooklyn Center police force, poses for a booking photograph at Hennepin County Jail for fatally shooting Daunte Wright in Minneapolis, Minn., April 14, 2021. (Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office/Handout via Reuters )
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