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Friends and family of Amir Locke will gather in Minneapolis on Thursday to mourn the man who was shot and killed by police during a no-knock raid on an apartment earlier this month.

The suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright is set to be sentenced for her first-degree manslaughter conviction. Former

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kim Potter, a former suburban Minneapolis police officer, was convicted of manslaughter in the April 11 shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black motorist.

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Locke's family planned a public viewing at 10 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m.

Prosecutors requested a prison sentence just over seven years for Kimberly Potter who fatally shot Daunte Wright during an April 2021 traffic stop.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kim Potter, a former suburban Minneapolis police officer, was convicted of manslaughter in the April 11 shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black motorist. Here are some key moments in the case:

Former Minnesota police Officer Kim Potter faces sentencing Friday for manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of Daunte Wright. Potter was convicted in December of first- and second-degree manslaughter in Wright's death. She had argued that she had meant to use her Taser rather than her handgun on Wright as the 20-year-old Black man tried to drive away from officers after a traffic stop. Prosecutors have asked a judge for about seven years, a sentence in line with state guidelines; her att...

The suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright is set to be sentenced for her first-degree manslaughter conviction. Former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter was also convicted of second-degree manslaughter, but she'll only be sentenced Friday for the more serious count. Prosecutors say a sentence of just over seven years — the presumed penalty under state guidelines — is proper. Potter's attorneys say th...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota police Officer Kim Potter faces sentencing Friday for manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of Daunte Wright. Prosecutors have requested a seven-year sentence while her