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<p>The former Brooklyn Center police officer convicted of killing 20-year-old Black man <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/family-of-daunte-wright-to-receive-3-2-million-following-his-death-at-the-hands-of-former-police-officer-kim-potter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Daunte Wright</strong></a> during a traffic stop has been released from prison.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/kim-potter-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison-for-the-fatal-shooting-of-daunte-wright/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kim Potter</a> </strong>was released from the Minnesota Correctional Facility at 5 a.m. Monday morning, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/kim-potter-officer-convicted-killing-daunte-wright-released/story?id=98776321" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC News</a> reports. Potter reportedly served 16 months of her two-year prison sentence.</p>
<p>Furthermore, Potter will serve the remainder of her two-year sentence under supervised release in Wisconsin, as reported by <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/24/kim-potter-released-from-prison/11727253002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA Today</a>.</p>
<h5 style="text-align: center;">RELATED: <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/family-of-daunte-wright-to-receive-3-2-million-following-his-death-at-the-hands-of-former-police-officer-kim-potter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Family Of Daunte Wright To Receive $3.2 Million Following His Death At The Hands Of Former Police Officer Kim Potter</a></h5>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Reason Given For Potter&#8217;s Release Was &#8220;Out Of An Abundance Of Caution For Her Safety&#8221;</h3>
<p>The reason regarding her time of release was &#8220;out of an abundance of caution for the safety of Ms. Potter, DOC staff, and the security of the correctional facility,&#8221; according to Andy Skoogman, spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Corrections.</p>
<p>Potter was convicted of first and second-degree manslaughter for the April 11, 2021, shooting. She had pleaded not guilty to both charges but was ultimately sentenced last year to 24 months in prison,</p>
<p>She was also fined $1,000, far below the prosecution&#8217;s initial request.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">The Shooting: What Led To Unarmed Black Man Daunte Wright&#8217;s Death</h3>
<p>The outlet reports that the deadly shooting transpired after Wright was pulled over for an expired registration and hanging an air freshener on the rearview mirror.</p>
<p>Wright was pulled over for an expired registration tab and a hanging air freshener in the rearview mirror.</p>
<p>Potter subsequently learned that Wright had an outstanding warrant for a misdemeanor weapons charge before attempting to detain him, said former Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon, who resigned after the incident.</p>
<p>Wright escaped the officers amidst a scuffle. However, he was shot by Potter. The officer claimed she meant to pull her stun gun but accidentally shot her firearm instead.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Potter Tearfully Recalls Stun Gun &#8220;Mistake&#8221; While Testifying</h3>
<p>Potter took the stand in her defense and cried while testifying, as previously reported by <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/kim-potter-tearfully-breaks-down-in-court-describing-the-moment-she-realized-she-shot-daunte-wright/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shade Room</a>. She adamantly stated that the shooting was a mistake.</p>
<blockquote><p>“I remember a struggle with Officer [Anthony] Luckey and the driver at the door. The driver was trying to get back into the car … I went around Officer Luckey as they’re trying to get back in the door. They’re still struggling and I can see Officer Johnson and the drivers struggling over the gearshifts because I can see Johnson’s hand and then I can see his face,” Potter stated.</p></blockquote>
<p>She continued: &#8220;[Sgt. Mychal Johnson] had a look of fear on his face — nothing I’d seen before. We’re trying to keep him from driving away. It just went chaotic. And then I remember yelling, ‘Taser, Taser, Taser,’ and nothing happened and then [Wright] told me I shot him.”</p>
<p>Potter initially faced up to 15 years for manslaughter in the first degree and ten years for manslaughter in the second, but ultimately received a sentence of two years in prison.</p>
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