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Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu sentenced the ex-Brooklyn Center police officer to two years in prison for the shooting death of Daunte Wright.

The former Minnesota officer was convicted of manslaughter after she apparently mistook her gun for her Taser when she fatally shot the 20-year-old Black man. She will serve 16 months in prison.

Former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter receives lesser sentence after shooting Wright at traffic stop.

The mother of Daunte Wright said Friday she will never be able to forgive the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed her son.

Former Minnesota cop sentenced in fatal shooting of Daunte Wright

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said...

Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune via Getty Images(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter will receive her sentence on Friday, Feb. 18

The former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota cop claimed she mistook her gun for a taser during an April 2021 traffic stop that left 20-year-old Wright dead.

The judge who sentenced Kim Potter to 2 years in prison for Daunte Wright's death cried as she asked people to empathize with the ex-cop.