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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 attorneys have asked for probation.

Former Minnesota police Officer Kim Potter faces sentencing Friday for manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of Daunte Wright

Former Minnesota police Officer Kim Potter faces sentencing Friday for manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of Daunte Wright

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of Daunte Wright. The judge citied

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 attorneys have asked for probation.