Former Minnesota Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright to be Released from Prison

Kim Potter, a former white police officer who fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright in Minnesota in 2021, is set to be released from prison on Monday after serving about 16 months of her two-year sentence for manslaughter. Wright's death sparked several days of protests. Potter mistook her handgun for a Taser and shot Wright during a struggle as officers tried to arrest him. Civil rights advocates say laws against hanging objects from rearview mirrors have been used as a pretext for stopping Black motorists.