Former police officer Kim Potter sentenced for the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright
Potter will spend 16 months in prison and eight months on supervised release.
Kim Potter
Judge sentences cop who killed Daunte Wright to 2 years
The sentence issued Friday is below the range of 6 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.
Former police officer Kim Potter convicted on manslaughter charges for the death of Daunte Wright
A jury has found former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter guilty of first and second degree manslaughter, in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.
Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright death
By Amy Forliti and Scott Bauer
Jurors have convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright.
Jury reaches outcome in trial over Daunte Wright’s killing
By Amy Forliti and Scott Bauer
The jury has reached a trial outcome in the manslaughter trial of the suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright after she says she mistook her gun for her Taser during a traffic stop. The court has not responded to questions on whether a trial outcome is a verdict.
Kim Potter trial jury in Wright death resumes deliberations
The jury has resumed deliberations in the manslaughter trial of the suburban Minneapolis police officer who says she meant to use her Taser instead of her gun when she shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright.
Jury begins deliberations in the trial of former police officer charged in the death of Daunte Wright
In Minnesota, the jury began deliberations after sitting through hours of closing arguments in the trial of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter, who says she meant to use her taser instead of her gun when she fatally shot Daunte Wright back in April.
Closing arguments take place in the trial of former Police Officer Kim Potter
Closing arguments begin today in the trial of former Police Officer Kim Potter, who says she meant to use her taser instead of her gun when she fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop back in April.
Potter: Daunte Wright traffic stop ‘just went chaotic’
Fighting back tears, the former Brooklyn Center officer said, “I remember yelling, Taser, Taser, Taser, and nothing happened, and then he told me I shot him.” She has said she meant to use her Taser instead of her gun to stop Wright from fleeing while officers were trying to arrest him on an outstanding warrant.
Trial continues for the shooting death of Daunte Wright
The trial of former Minnesota Police Officer Kim Potter continues in the shooting death of Daunte Wright, after emotional testimony Thursday. The woman who was riding in Wright’s car breaking down as she described her frantic effort to try and save him after the fatal shot.
