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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.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — 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.

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

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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.

The judge in Kim Potter’s sentencing appeared emotional after handing down a two-year sentence to the former police officer, calling it a “mistake that ended tragically.”

A judge sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter for pulling her gun and fatally shooting Daunte Wright — a shorter sentence than expected and one Wright's family say is too lenient.

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. Wrights family denounced the sentence as too lenient and accused the judge of giving more consideration to the white officer than the Black victim.

After a judge sentenced former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter to two years in prison for the shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, the White House said America has progress to make when it comes to criminal justice.

Kim Potter address Daunte Wright's family at sentencing: 'I am so sorry that I brought the death of your son'