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>> reporter: tear and see raw emotion filled a minneapolis courtroom today as kim potter was sentenced to two years in prison, first degree and second degree man slaughter for fatally shooting 22-year-old daunte right when potter said she mistakenly pulled her gun instead of her taser. >> because of kims recklessness, dauntes life was cut short by potter who claims she thought she had a taser, pointed a gun at my sons chest and pulled a trigger, not only killing daunte, but damaged my whole fami...

He encourages the public to se accept the judgment but he did follow up and say that the community does not have to accept that decision. the big question now is how does this community move forward? what will healing look like? at the end of the day, nobody wins. daunte wright will never return to his family. his family had grieve forever. and kim potter has to live with the guilt of killing daunte wright, and some believe that is a life sentence. john? >> adrienne broaddus, thank you very much...

All in this case. and if any money judgment comes, that would be something that he would want to dedicate to victims families and to other people. but were pursuing them certainly as the justice system allows us to redress harm, to deter future actions in the same vein. >> phil, thank you so much. i feel like i see you with each incremental step. ly tell you, this one is closer to there being some kind of resolution or day in court. >> its a big -- it was a big decision, a big moment for justice...

Minnesotas attorney general prosecuting the former officers in the killings of george floyd and daunte wright now reviewing this case, which is drawing comparisons to the killing of breonna taylor in a no-knock raid in 2020. david, the mayor of minneapolis late this evening issuing that immediate moratorium on no-knock warrants. st. paul police say it was minneapolis police who insisted the warrant in this case be a no-knock warrant. the officer who fired his weapon has been placed on administra...

>> welcome to "inside politics." you just listened to a courtroom drama this hour in minnesota that just concluded. the sentencing hearing for the former police officer kim potter who was convicted of killing 20-year-old daunte wright. she was sentenced to two years, two years, in prison. 16 months in prison and the remainder under supervised release and a jury convicted potter of fatally shooting wright during a traffic stop last year. today, an emotional judge regina chu called potters action ...

Prison. the other eight months under supervised release. the 26 year police veteran testified she mistakenly shot wright with a gun when she meant to use her taser. cnn josh campbell is with us now. josh, potter apologized to daunte wright ns family in cou. >> thats right. this was an emotional day. we saw tears being shed by members of his family. the judge holding back tears as she handed down her sentence. now the family of daunte wright took to the microphone. they described this gaping hole...

>> officer kimberly potter was trying to do the right thing. officer potter made a mistake that ended tragically. she never intended to hurt anyone. >> the ruling came after comments from wrights mother who was extremely clear about where she stands before the sentence was read. >> ill never be able to forgive you, the police officer who is supposed to serve and protect someone took so much from us. she took our baby boy with a single gunshot through his heart. she shattered mine. >> potter shot...

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You have that two-year sentence coming from the judge who, as you mentioned, got emotional reading the closing comments while thinking about the position kim potter has been placed in and the fact it was a split second decision when she drew her firearm and thinking it was a taser, according to her testimony, and shot daunte wright. the prosecution says that they wanted that presumptive sentence. as the state guidelines suggest. they wanted a sentence of seven years for kim potter to serve in pr...

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