Kim Potter, the former Minnesota cop who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop after accidentally drawing a gun instead of a Taser, received a two-year sentence.
Potter was found guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter and was sentenced nearly two months ago. Prosecutors sought a sentence of seven years and two months, but Potter’s lawyers urged for a shorter term, citing her lack of prior criminal history and contrition for Wright’s death.
In the courtroom, Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center police officer, does not appear to be affected by the guilty decision, which is read aloud to her by Judge Chu as her attorneys console her. Potter was found guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal traffic stop shooting of Daunte Wright, who was 20 at the time of the killing.
The verdict reads;
We the jury on the charge of manslaughter in the first degree while committing a misdemeanor, on or about April 11 2021 in Hennepin County State of Minnesota, find the defendant guilty and the verdict was agreed to at the hour of 11:40 am and signed by the jury person on 1112 2321.
The verdict on count two is We the jury on the charge of manslaughter in the second degree culpable negligence on or about April 11, 2021 in Hennepin County State of Minnesota, find the defendant guilty and that verdict was agreed to at 10:30 am on 1221 21. Members of the jury is your true correct verdicts. So say you won and so say you are okay, you may be seated.
