Ex-Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright Is Already Out of Prison

  • 📰 thedailybeast
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 23 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 63%

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

After serving just 16 months of her two-year sentence, the former Minnesota cop who killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright at a traffic stop after mistaking her gun for a taser has been released from prison.

at a traffic stop after mistaking her gun for a taser has been released from prison. Kim Potter, who was convicted on two counts of manslaughter for the shooting, plans to leave her hometown of Brooklyn Center for Wisconsin and will serve the rest of her sentence on supervised release, her attorney Earl Gray told CNN. She was released at 4 a.m. because police were reportedly concerned for her safety and the potential for violent protests.

“Some say I should forgive to be at peace, but how can I? I am so angry. She is going to be able to watch her kids have kids and be able to touch them,” said Wright’s mother, Katie, who suffered a stroke due to the stress of the trial and conviction, and said she has been “dreading” Potter’s release. The city of Brooklyn Center agreed to a $3.25 million settlement for Wright’s family, though it has not yet been paid due to other legal disputes.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 307. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Ex-Cop Kim Potter To Be Freed After Serving 16 Months For Killing Daunte WrightThe white former officer convicted of manslaughter after fatally shooting the Black motorist in suburban Minneapolis in 2021 is set to be released from prison.
Source: HuffPostWomen - 🏆 27. / 68 Read more »

Daunte Wright’s family ‘frustrated’ by ex-officer’s planned releaseKim Potter, who was convicted in December 2021 of fatally shooting Daunte Wright, an unarmed 20-year-old Black man, is set to be released from prison Monday after serving 16 months of her two-year sentence.
Source: washingtonpost - 🏆 95. / 72 Read more »

Kim Potter, the officer convicted of killing Daunte Wright, released from prisonJUST IN: Kim Potter, former Brooklyn Center police officer convicted of killing Daunte Wright — a 20-year-old Black man shot during a traffic stop — released from a Minnesota Correctional facility.
Source: ABC - 🏆 471. / 51 Read more »

Former Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright released from prisonA white former police officer convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser and fatally shooting Black motorist Daunte Wright in suburban Minneapolis in 2021 was released from prison Monday.
Source: 6abc - 🏆 250. / 63 Read more »

Former Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright released from prisonA white former police officer convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser and fatally shooting Black motorist Daunte Wright in suburban Minneapolis in 2021 was released from prison Monday.
Source: abc7newsbayarea - 🏆 529. / 51 Read more »

Former Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright released from prisonA white former police officer convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser and fatally shooting Black motorist Daunte Wright in suburban Minneapolis in 2021 was released from prison Monday.
Source: ABC7Chicago - 🏆 284. / 63 Read more »