Ex-Cop Sentenced To Two Years In Taser/Gun Shooting

Minneapolis’s NBC News affiliate reports:

Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter has been sentenced to 24 months in prison after being found guilty of first and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in April of 2021. She will serve 16 months in prison, followed by 8 months of supervised release.

Potter, a 26-year police veteran, said she meant to use her Taser after Wright became uncooperative during a traffic stop on April 11th but used her handgun instead, shooting Wright once in the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The shooting touched off days of violent protests outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department. Potter and former Police Chief Tim Gannon, who characterized the shooting as an “accidental discharge,” resigned after the shooting.

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Judge Regina Chu has sentenced Kimberly Potter to 24 months in prison, has to serve 16 months in prison (2/3), rest on supervised release, assuming no disciplinary offenses. Credit for 58 days served.

— Nina Moini (@ninamoini) February 18, 2022