Wright's mom: Justice system 'murdered' son 'all over again'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Daunte Wright's parents expressed anger Friday after a judge sentenced the former police officer who killed their son to two years in
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Daunte Wright's parents expressed anger Friday after a judge sentenced the former police officer who killed their son to two years in
Kim Potter was convicted in December of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 killing of Wright, 20.
Kim Potter said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot the young Black man in April 2021.
The sentence issued Friday is below the range of six to 8 1/2 years in prison recommended by state guidelines but Judge Regina Chu found mitigating factors exist that gave her the authority to go lower
Kim Potter was convicted of both first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist.