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Katie Wright

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Age 42
Date of birth December 25,1981
Zodiac sign Capricorn
Born Kansas City
Missouri
United States
Height 170 (cm)
Spouse Hank Azaria
Siblings Jack Noseworthy
Job Actor
BooksGender, Migration and the Intergenerational Transfer of Human Wellbeing
International Migration, Development and Human Wellbeing
The Rise of the Therapeutic Society: Psychological Knowledge & the Contradictions of Cultural Change
Engelbert - What's In A Name? My Autobiography
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Daunte Wright death: US ex-police officer jailed for gun mix-up shooting

Feb 16,2020 5:11 am

A veteran former Minnesota Police Officer has been sentenced to two years in prison over the fatal shooting of a black motorist last April.

In December, a jury convicted Kim Potter, 49, of manslaughter after she killed Daunte Wright, 20, during a Traffic Stop .

She will spend 16 months behind bars and serve the rest of her sentence under supervised release.

Potter had mistakenly drawn her gun instead of her Taser.

Ahead of her sentencing, members of the Wright Family had called for her to face the maximum possible sentence.

Katie Wright said Potter had never once said her son's name during The Trial .

" She referred to Daunte over and over again as 'The Driver ' As If killing him wasn't enough to dehumanise him, " She Said through tears.

" For that, I will never be able to forgive you. "

An emotional Potter addressed the Wright Family - at first turning to face them directly - prior to her sentencing at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis.

" You said that I didn't look at you during The Trial . I don't believe I had a right to, " She Said .

" I didn't even have a right to be in the same room With You . I Am so sorry that I hurt you so badly and my heart is devastated for all of you. "

Potter and a trainee Officer pulled Wright over on 11 April 2021 in Brooklyn Center , a suburb of Minneapolis.

Police claimed he had expired licence plate tags and an air freshener unlawfully hanging from his vehicle's rear view mirror. During the Traffic Stop , they found he had an outstanding warrant on a weapons violation.

Potter's defence team claimed The Shooting took place as Wright was resisting arrest. Police bodycam footage shows Potter repeatedly yelling " Taser" before firing a single shot from her pistol.

As she read out her sentencing decision on Friday, Judge Regina Chu described it as " one of the saddest cases I've had in my 20 years on the bench" and " an extremely difficult decision".

While she had been " profoundly moved by the comments of the Wright Family " She Said she believed Potter had made " a tragic mistake".

She added her verdict reflects both a need for accountability and that Potter " does not present a danger of future crimes" as she can no longer serve as a Police Officer .



Source of news: bbc.com

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