Happy Saturday! It's Feb. 19, and in this weekend edition, we're covering a sentencing in the killing of Daunte Wright, an Atlantic storm hitting the UK, and much more. Have feedback? We'd love to hear it. Let us know at [email protected].
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Former police officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday for shooting and killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb last year. The sentence comes after a jury convicted Potter of first- and second-degree manslaughter in a December trial.
Potter will serve two-thirds of her sentence, or 16 months, in prison and the remaining eight months under supervised release. Prosecutors had requested a sentencing of 86 months, or about seven years. Potter’s attorneys argued for a reduced sentence, saying she had no prior criminal record.
While training another officer in April 2021, Potter had pulled over Wright, a Black man, for expired vehicle registration tags. The officers attempted to detain Wright after finding he had a separate outstanding arrest warrant. In doing so, Potter yelled “Taser" but instead discharged her firearm, killing Wright (view here, warning: sensitive content).
Watch the judge's sentencing here.
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