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Former police officer Kim Potter sentenced in shooting death of Daunte Wright

By Associated Press

Feb. 18, 2022

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Demonstrators hold Justice for Daunte Wright signs outside of Hennepin County Government Center where former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison, Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis. Potter was convicted in December of both first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 killing of Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist.
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Daunte Wright's parents and legal representation leave the court as snow begins to fall after former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison, Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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Attorney Ben Crump reacts after former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison, Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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Daunte Wright's brother Damik Wright reacts after former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison, Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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Daunte Wright's father Aubrey Wright reacts after after former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison, Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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Daunte Wright's father Aubrey Wright wears a button with his son's picture on it after former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison, Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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Attorney Ben Crump, along with the family of Daunte Wright, speaks with the media after former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison, Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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Daunte Wright's parents, Aubrey Wright and Katie Wright, who also sometimes uses the name Katie Bryant, hold hands after former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison, Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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Attorney Ben Crump reacts after former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison, Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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Daunte Wright's father Aubrey Wright reacts after former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison, Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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Daunte Wright's parents, Aubrey Wright and Katie Wright, who also sometimes uses the name Katie Bryant, react after former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison, Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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In this screen grab from video, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter speaks during a sentencing hearing Feb. 18, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis.
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In this screen grab from video, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter listens during a sentencing hearing Feb. 18, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis.
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In this screen grab from video, The mother of Daunte Wright, Katie Wright, who also sometimes uses the name Katie Bryant, wipes away a tear as she speaks during the sentencing hearing of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter Feb. 18, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis.
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In this screen grab from video, Aubrey Wright, father of Daunte Wright, speaks during the sentencing hearing of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter Feb. 18, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis.
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Nae Totushek writes on a I Stand With Kim Potter sign Hennepin County Government Center calling for Kim Potter's release on probation on Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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A group of demonstrators stand outside of Hennepin County Government Center calling for Kim Potter's release on probation on Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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A group of demonstrators stand outside of Hennepin County Government Center calling for Kim Potter's release on probation on Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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Friends of Daunte Wright walk into court in front of demonstrators calling for justice for Daunte Wright on Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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Members of the New Black Panthers stand with signs calling for a maximum sentence for former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter, Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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Demonstrators hold Justice for Daunte Wright signs Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.
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A demonstrator carries a Black Lives Matter sign in front of a group of demonstrators calling for Kim Potter's release on probation on Friday, Feb. 18, in Minneapolis.

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