Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years in Daunte Wright's death
Potter was convicted in December of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist.
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Potter was convicted in December of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist.
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. Wright's family denounced the verdict as too lenient and accused the judge of giving more consideration to the white officer than the Black victim.
Wright’s family denounced the verdict as too lenient and accused the judge of giving more consideration to the white officer than the Black victim.
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. Wright's family denounced the verdict as too lenient and accused the judge of giving more consideration to the white officer than the Black victim.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — 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