Stay updated with breaking news from Daunte Demetrius Wright. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Potter will be sentenced only on the most serious charge of first-degree manslaughter, which carries a presumptive penalty of just over seven years in prison.
Potter was convicted in December of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Wright. She said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot him.
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, a penalty below state guidelines after the judge found mitigating factors warranted a lesser sentence.
Former police officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison and fined $1,000 on Friday after her conviction in the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte