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Former Brooklyn Center officer Kimberly Potter has been sentenced to two years (24 months) in prison

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.

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

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.

Prosecutors had sought a seven-year sentence for Potter. Judge Regina Chu also noted that her sentence was below recommended guidelines for manslaughter, noting that Potter was forced to make a "split-second decision" while "operating in the line of duty and effectuating a lawful arrest."

Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter was sentenced Friday morning to two years in prison after a jury found her guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the April 2021 shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

During the sentencing hearing, Kim Potter asked the Wright family for forgiveness for taking his life away.

Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who confused her taser with her hand gun when she shot and killed Daunte Wright has been sentenced.

During the sentencing hearing, Kim Potter asked the Wright family for forgiveness for taking his life away.

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