Stay updated with breaking news from Kim berly potter. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
It was an emotional scene in court today as former-minnesota police officer kim potter was sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted of shooting and killing daunte wright in a traffic stop. cnn s adrienne broaddus has the story. tears and raw emotion filled a minneapolis courtroom today as former-minnesota police officer kim potter buzz sentenced to two years in prison. in december, potter was convicted of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting 20-year-old daunte wright when potter said she mistakenly pulled her gun instead of her taser. because of kim s recklessness, daunte s life was cut short by kim potter, who claims she thought she had a taser. ....
He encourages the public to se accept the judgment but he did follow up and say that the community does not have to accept that decision. the big question now is how does this community move forward? what will healing look like? at the end of the day, nobody wins. daunte wright will never return to his family. his family had grieve forever. and kim potter has to live with the guilt of killing daunte wright, and some believe that is a life sentence. john? adrienne broaddus, thank you very much. the right-wing media erupted this week over a new filing from special counsel john durham and it spawned a whole lot of misleading claims about hillary clinton, so why has the story now all but disappeared? that s next. , show you how strong i am i put my armor on, i m unstoppable today ....
For my son to come home. kim potter murdered my son. and he died april 11th. today, the justice system murdered him all over, again. this isn t okay. this is the problem with our justice system today. white women tears trumps trumps justice. reporter: john, daunte wright s family and members of of the community said earlier today this was a slap in the face. daunte wright s sister spoke before kim berly potter was sentenced and she referenced and i am para phrasing here, a time when she, daunte, and their mother talked about their whiteness protecting them from police. and despite all of this, nobody wins. attorney general keith ellison didn t speak publicly but he said he accepts the judgment from judge chu. ....
reporter: both of wright s parents broke down during their victim-impact statements. she took our baby boy with a single gunshot through his heart. she shattered mine. my life and my world will never, ever be the same. everything we do as a family ends in tears cause all we have is memories left of our son. reporter: the mother of wright s 2-year-old son, also, spoke before the sentencing. kim potter took my son s best friend away from him, and things haven t opinibeen the same sinc. i am now a single mother, not by choice but by force. potter tearfully apologizing to wright s entire family. turned and spoke directly to wright s mother. understand a mother s love and i am sorry i broke your heart. for all of you, i am so sorry ....
That i hurt you so badly. reporter: judge regina chu appeared to hold back tears as she handed down her sentence of 24 months in prison and a $1,000 fine. officer potter made a mistake that ended tragically. she never intended to hurt anyone. her conduct cries out for a sentence significantly below the guidelines. reporter: spelling out the actual time potter will spend behind bars. you shall serve two-thirds of that time, or 16 months, in prison, and a third on supervised release. reporter: prosecutors, initially, asked potter serve more than seven years in prison. wright s family requested the maximum penalty. i walked out of this courthouse feeling like people are laughing at us because this lady got a slap on the wrist, and we still, every night, sitting around crying waiting ....