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>> reporter: tear and see raw emotion filled a minneapolis courtroom today as kim potter was sentenced to two years in prison, first degree and second degree man slaughter for fatally shooting 22-year-old daunte right when potter said she mistakenly pulled her gun instead of her taser. >> because of kims recklessness, dauntes life was cut short by potter who claims she thought she had a taser, pointed a gun at my sons chest and pulled a trigger, not only killing daunte, but damaged my whole fami...

Very emotional reaction from the family of daunte wright in the sentencing of former police officer kim potter who shot and killed the 20-year-old during a traffic stop saying she mistakenly drew her gun instead of her taser. cnn security correspondent josh campbell has more. >> daunte demetrius right, continue to fight in your name driving black is no longer a death sentence. >> reporter: tears and emotion as former police officer kim potter was sentenced to two years in prison. in december pot...

Dauntes life was cut short because kim thought she had a taser. she point it the gun into my sons chest and pulls the trig eric not only killing daunte, she damaged my whole familys hearts. >> she took our baby boy with a single gunshot through his heart. she shattered my life. my world will never be the same. >> everything we do ends in tears because all we have is the memory. >> the mother of wrights 2-year-old son also spoke. >> im now a single mother, not by choice but force. >> potter the t...

Justice. >> reporter: and john, daunte wrights family and members of the community said earlier today this was a slap in the face, daunte wrights sister spoke before kimberly potter was sentenced and references, and im paraphrasing here, a time when she, daunte, and their mother talked about their whiteness protecting them from police and despite all of this, nobody wins. attorney general keith ellison didnt speak publicly but says he accepts the judgment from judge shu, encourages the public to...

Pulled her gin. >> because of kims recklessness, dauntes life was cut short by kim potter who claims she thought she had a taser. she pointed her gun into my sons chest and pulled the trigger, not only killing daunte, but she damaged my whole familys hearts. >> reporter: both of wrights parents broke down during the victim impact statement. >> she took our baby boy. she shattered my life and my world will never, ever be the same. >> everything we do as a family ends in tears. all we have is memo...

Kim Potter Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Killing Daunte Wright

Im going to jail. and i think jurors listening to her on that videotape making that statement, that self-serving statement about her own situation, not providing aid to daunte wright, and then watching that emotional testimony on the stand, i think jurors werent convinced that that emotion was about killing daunte as opposed to about her being afraid of going to jail. >> now, youve said this verdict is a game-changer in terms of police accountability. why is that? >> well, historically we have n...