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Kim Potter says she mistook her gun for a Taser when she killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in Minnesota. Now, the parents of Daunte Wright are speaking about Potter's release in an exclusive interview with Inside Edition. 

Civil rights activist, founder and President of the National Action Network, the Rev. Al Sharpton, called the release of former police officer Kim Potter, who had been sentenced to 16 months in prison after she was found guilty of the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, “an insult to all Americans who believe in justice."

The shooting happened April 2021 as Derek Chauvin was on trial in Minneapolis on murder charges in George Floyd's killing. Wright's death sparked several days of protests.

Kim Potter, the former cop who shot dead Daunte Wright, 20, after mistaking her gun for a taser has been released from prison in Minnesota after 16 months in jail.

Former officer Kim Potter was released from the Shakopee facility after serving about 16 months of her two-year sentence.

Former officer Kim Potter was released from the Shakopee facility after serving about 16 months of her two-year sentence.

Kim Potter, the Minnesota police officer who mistook her gun for a Taser and killed Daunte Wright in 2021, was released from prison early Monday.

Former officer Kim Potter was released from the Shakopee facility after serving about 16 months of her two-year sentence.

Update 04/24/2023 10:17am:

Former Minnesota Police Officer Kim Potter, who was convicted in the shooting of Daunte Wright, was released from prison Monday.