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BREAKING: Officer Convicted Of Killing Daunte Wright Released From Prison After Serving 16 Months Of 2-Year Sentence

<p>The former Brooklyn Center police officer convicted of killing 20-year-old Black man <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;family-of-daunte-wright-to-receive-3-2-million-following-his-death-at-the-hands-of-former-police-officer-kim-potter&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Daunte Wright<&sol;strong><&sol;a> during a traffic stop has been released from prison&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;kim-potter-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison-for-the-fatal-shooting-of-daunte-wright&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Kim Potter<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>was released from the Minnesota Correctional Facility at 5 a&period;m&period; Monday morning&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;abcnews&period;go&period;com&sol;US&sol;kim-potter-officer-convicted-killing-daunte-wright-released&sol;story&quest;id&equals;98776321" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">ABC News<&sol;a> reports&period; Potter reportedly served 16 months of her two-year prison sentence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Furthermore&comma; Potter will serve the remainder of her two-year sentence under supervised release in Wisconsin&comma; as reported by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;usatoday&period;com&sol;story&sol;news&sol;nation&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;24&sol;kim-potter-released-from-prison&sol;11727253002&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">USA Today<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;family-of-daunte-wright-to-receive-3-2-million-following-his-death-at-the-hands-of-former-police-officer-kim-potter&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Family Of Daunte Wright To Receive &dollar;3&period;2 Million Following His Death At The Hands Of Former Police Officer Kim Potter<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Reason Given For Potter&&num;8217&semi;s Release Was &&num;8220&semi;Out Of An Abundance Of Caution For Her Safety&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The reason regarding her time of release was &&num;8220&semi;out of an abundance of caution for the safety of Ms&period; Potter&comma; DOC staff&comma; and the security of the correctional facility&comma;&&num;8221&semi; according to Andy Skoogman&comma; spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Corrections&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Potter was convicted of first and second-degree manslaughter for the April 11&comma; 2021&comma; shooting&period; She had pleaded not guilty to both charges but was ultimately sentenced last year to 24 months in prison&comma;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She was also fined &dollar;1&comma;000&comma; far below the prosecution&&num;8217&semi;s initial request&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Cra-jq0OJjZ" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">The Shooting&colon; What Led To Unarmed Black Man Daunte Wright&&num;8217&semi;s Death<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<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&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Wright was pulled over for an expired registration tab and a hanging air freshener in the rearview mirror&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Potter subsequently learned that Wright had an outstanding warrant for a misdemeanor weapons charge before attempting to detain him&comma; said former Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon&comma; who resigned after the incident&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Wright escaped the officers amidst a scuffle&period; However&comma; he was shot by Potter&period; The officer claimed she meant to pull her stun gun but accidentally shot her firearm instead&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1650494222116741120" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"dangerously-inserted&lowbar;&lowbar;html ">&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Potter Tearfully Recalls Stun Gun &&num;8220&semi;Mistake&&num;8221&semi; While Testifying<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Potter took the stand in her defense and cried while testifying&comma; as previously reported by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;kim-potter-tearfully-breaks-down-in-court-describing-the-moment-she-realized-she-shot-daunte-wright&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a>&period; She adamantly stated that the shooting was a mistake&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I remember a struggle with Officer &lbrack;Anthony&rsqb; Luckey and the driver at the door&period; 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&period; 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&comma;” Potter stated&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>She continued&colon; &&num;8220&semi;&lbrack;Sgt&period; Mychal Johnson&rsqb; had a look of fear on his face — nothing I’d seen before&period; We’re trying to keep him from driving away&period; It just went chaotic&period; And then I remember yelling&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;Taser&comma; Taser&comma; Taser&comma;’ and nothing happened and then &lbrack;Wright&rsqb; told me I shot him&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Potter initially faced up to 15 years for manslaughter in the first degree and ten years for manslaughter in the second&comma; but ultimately received a sentence of two years in prison&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"119989" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;daunte-wright-released-prison&sol;" data-secure&equals;"297956f1df"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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