Kimberly Potter: Difference between revisions
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|occupation = Police officer <small>(formerly)</small> | |occupation = Police officer <small>(formerly)</small> | ||
|goals = Apprehend Daunte Wright<br>Get acquitted of manslaughter <small>(failed)</small> | |goals = Apprehend Daunte Wright<br>Get acquitted of manslaughter <small>(failed)</small> | ||
|crimes = Manslaughter | |crimes = Manslaughter <br> [[Police brutality]] | ||
|type of villain = Remorseful Murderer}} | |type of villain = Remorseful Murderer}} | ||
'''Kimberly Ann Potter''' is a former Minnesota police officer who shot and killed 20-year-old unarmed African-American Daunte Wright as he tried to flee. Potter claims she had attempted to Taser him and pulled her gun by mistake. She was convicted of manslaughter on 23 December 2021. | '''Kimberly Ann Potter''' is a former Minnesota police officer who shot and killed 20-year-old unarmed African-American Daunte Wright as he tried to flee. Potter claims she had attempted to Taser him and pulled her gun by mistake. She was convicted of manslaughter on 23 December 2021. | ||
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The trial concluded on 20 December 2021. After four days of deliberation, the jury convicted Potter of both first and second-degree manslaughter on 23 December. She was transferred to Shakopee Women's Correctional Facility to await sentencing, scheduled for 18 February 2022. She was ultimately sentenced to two years imprisonment. | The trial concluded on 20 December 2021. After four days of deliberation, the jury convicted Potter of both first and second-degree manslaughter on 23 December. She was transferred to Shakopee Women's Correctional Facility to await sentencing, scheduled for 18 February 2022. She was ultimately sentenced to two years imprisonment. | ||
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