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Wright’s parents expressed anger after the judge’s sentence, which was well below what prosecutors sought

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.

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

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

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.

Former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter, who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in 2021, was sentenced to two years in prison Friday. Ms. Potter alleges she mistook her gun for her Taser when Mr. Wright tried to flee the scene.

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

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.

Kim Potter was convicted in December of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist.