Ex-Minnesota officer who killed Daunte Wright to be released from prison

Former police officer Kim Potter, who was found guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in 2021, is set to be released from prison after serving 16 months of her two-year sentence. Potter claimed she mistook her handgun for a Taser. She will be required to spend the rest of her sentence under probation. Prosecutors initially sought a seven-year sentence for Potter, but the judge sentenced her to 16 months in prison followed by eight months of supervised release.