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The former Minnesota police officer was found guilty of manslaughter in the April 2021 shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

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.

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

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. Prosecutors say she should serve time.

Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter, who fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright while yelling "Taser," 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. Wright’s family denounced the sentence as too lenient and accused the judge of being taken in by a “white woman’s tears.” […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The judge who sentenced white former Officer Kim Potter on Friday to two years in prison for killing Black motorist 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.

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."

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.