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You may recall Daunte Wright. Don’t forget KIM POTTER
Kim Potter
Kimberly Potter was a police officer in the Brooklyn Center Police Department in Minnesota. On April 11, 2021, Potter shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop. According to reports, Potter and another officer stopped Wright for an expired registration tag on his vehicle. They discovered there was a warrant out for Wright’s arrest for a gross misdemeanor weapons charge. As they tried to take him into custody, Wright attempted to get back into his car. Potter, who said she mistook her handgun for her Taser, pulled out her firearm and fired a single shot, hitting Wright in the chest. Wright drove away but crashed a few blocks away and died at the scene. Potter later resigned from her position, along with the Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon. Potter was charged with first-degree manslaughter and was found guilty by a jury in December 2021.
She faced a maximum of 15 years in prison but because she had no previous criminal record, state guidelines called for just over seven years in prison. However, Potter was released on April 24, just over 15 months after being incarcerated, according to prison records.
