Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years in Daunte Wright's death
A group of demonstrators stand outside of Hennepin County Government Center calling for Kim Potter's release on probation on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 in Minneapolis. Potter was convicted in December of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 killing of Wright, a Black motorist. (AP Photo/Nicole Neri )
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. Wright’s family denounced the verdict as too lenient and accused the judge of giving more consideration to the white officer than the Black victim...
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