Daunte Wright family ‘cheated’ by two-year sentence for officer who shot him dead
by Richard Luscombe from on (#5W9KC)
- Kim Potter convicted of manslaughter over Wright's death
- Judge says former officer made tragic, tragic mistake'
The family of Daunte Wright said they felt cheated" of justice on Friday after the white former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter received just 24 months in prison for the manslaughter of the 20-year-old Black motorist during a traffic stop last year.
Judge Regina Chu said that Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center police department, made a tragic mistake" when she shot Wright with her Glock 9mm service pistol in April 2021, thinking she was pulling out her Taser.
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