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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.

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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.

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.

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

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) — Daunte Wright’s parents expressed anger Friday after a judge...

Potter, who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright, will be sentenced only on the most serious charge of first-degree murder.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kim Potter, a former suburban Minneapolis police officer, was...

The shooting in Brooklyn Center triggered multiple nights of protests in the Minneapolis suburb, capturing national attention at a time many Americans were reckoning with racism and police violence.