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Attorney General seeks 7-year sentence for officer who killed Daunte Wright 

Kim Potter, the officer who confused her gun with her Taser and killed Daunte Wright, is scheduled to be sentenced

TheGrio Staff / February 16, 2022

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Potter juror shares how ex-officer was found guilty in Daunte Wright’s death

Two days before Christmas, a Minneapolis jury convicted former police officer Kim Potter of two manslaughter charges in the killing

Ny Magee / December 30, 2021

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Potter conviction sparks urge to celebrate, but the road to justice in policing is a long one

The conviction of Kim Potter, the Minnesota officer who shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright, made me want to cheer.

Touré / December 23, 2021

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Kim Potter, who killed Daunte Wright, testifies at her trial

Former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter took the stand Friday at her manslaughter trial in the shooting death of Black motorist Daunte

Associated Press / December 17, 2021

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Prosecution rests case against Kim Potter in Wright death

Prosecutors on Thursday rested their case against Kim Potter, the suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in the shooting death of Black motorist Daunte

Associated Press / December 16, 2021

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Officer who killed Daunte Wright violated training, prosecutor says

A prosecutor at the manslaughter trial of the Minnesota police officer who killed Daunte Wright told jurors Wednesday that Kim

Associated Press / December 8, 2021

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Ex-cop who killed Daunte Wright lays out possible defense

A former suburban Minneapolis police officer who has said she meant to use a Taser instead of a handgun when she shot

Associated Press / October 17, 2021