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Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter to be released after 16 months in prison for fatal shooting of Daunte Wright

  • Potter will serve the remainder of her two-year sentence on probation
  • Potter claimed she mistook her handgun for a Taser when she fatally shot Wright during a traffic stop in 2021
  • The shooting sparked days of protests and calls for reform
  • Wright's family denounced Potter's sentence as too lenient, saying the justice system "murdered him all over again"
  • Potter apologized to Wright's family at her sentencing hearing
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