Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer convicted of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright, was sentenced Friday to 24 months, with 16 months served in prison. The rest of the sentence will be served under supervised release.
Potter, who is white, fatally shot Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop in April 2021. In December, Potter testified that she had mistakenly drawn her gun instead of her Taser before firing at Wright.
Prosecutors asked for roughly seven years in prison for Potter. Her attorneys sought a lighter sentence, including probation only.
