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Air. it is the sentence and judgment of this court that usual be committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for a period of 24 months. >> reporter: tonight, former minnesota police officer kim potter, who says she mistakingly fired her gun instead of her taser at 20-year-old daunte wright sentenced to 16 months from prison and eight months of supervised release. well below the range of minnesota senting guidelines for what potter could have received. the judge calling it a highly unusual and sad case involving a respected officer. >> she never intended to hurt anyone. >> her c...

Chu ordered her to spend one third on supervised release. it was less than what was sought by prosecutors because the officer was trying to use her taser and not her gun. the judge said she knows her ruling will be unpopular. potter has been in custody since just before christmas last year after being convicted. this is the case where the officer reached for her taser. she thought it was her taser, pulled out and discharged it and it was her gun, killing daunte wright. what do you make of it? >> i want viewers to consider this. had daunte wright been a lawfully armed civilian who made a mistak...

She broadcasts from ukraine. we'll be watching. to the gripping scene in a minneapolis courtroom. former police officer kim potter sentenced to 16 months in prison for killing daunte wright, claiming she mistook her weapon for her taser. the judge calling it one of saturdaye saddest cases she's ever had, nearly breaking down herself and breaking from the sentencing guidelines. hear's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: in a minneapolis courtroom, the judge sentenced kim potter, why she was about to break from sentencing guidelines in this emotionally charges case, saying this tonight about the for...

Over for expired tags and an illegal air freshener hanging from his rearview mirror. police trying to arrest wright for an outstanding warrant when they say he tried to drive off. potter pulling her gun instead of her taser. >> taser, taser, taser! >> reporter: firing a single bullet into his chest. >> i shot him! oh, my god! >> reporter: the former officer then collapsing to the ground in anguish. today, turning to wright's family and apologizing. >> i am so sorry that i hurt you so badly. [ cries ] my heart is breaken and devastates for all of you. >> reporter: wright's family, including the...

Tonight what president biden said moments ago, saying that defies logic. and his message to putin tonight. ian pannell in ukraine. martha raddatz with the defense secretary in poland. she asks, is there any chance vladimir putin is bluffing? and mary bruce standing by live at the white house. what her sources are telling her tonight. what's behind the president's new urgency. the other major story this friday night, the gripping scene unfollowing in court in minnesota. former police officer kim potter convicted after shooting and killing daunte wright. tonight here, the sentence. what the ju...