Kim Potter, a former Minnesota police officer who accidentally killed Daunte Wright is set to be released from prison on Monday.

Potter was convicted after she mistook her firearm for a stun gun during a traffic stop. The 50 year-old served 16 months at the Shakopee Minnesota Correctional Facility. She will serve another eight months on supervised release.

Potter has worked for the police department for 26 years before the tragic mistake ruined her career and cost Wright his life on April 11, 2021.

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Why was Kim Potter convicted?

20-year-old Wright was pulled over for expired license tags in Brooklyn Center. When Potter ran his license during the traffic stop, she discovered that Wright had an open arrest warrant for failure to appear on a weapons charge. Wright tried to flee the scene when Potter tried to arrest him. That was the time she mistakenly drew her firearm instead of her stun gun.

In a body cam footage, Potter was seen shouting, “I’ll tase you! Taser! Taser! Taser!” before she fired a single round. After realizing what she had done, she said “I grabbed the wrong f—-ing gun” and collapsed on the curb. She was convictedof first-degree and second-degree manslaughter. However, when it comes to her conviction, she Judge Regina Chu handed her a sentence that was significantly lower than state-recommended minimum because she said that Potter was remorseful about the incident.

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“She never intended to hurt anyone. Her conduct cries out for a sentence significantly below the guidelines,” she said.  Even when she was being sentenced, Potter apologized to the Wright family.

“To the family of Daunte Wright, I am so sorry that I brought the death of your son, father, brother, uncle, grandson, nephew,” she told them through tears. “Katie, I understand a mother’s love, and I am sorry I broke your heart. My heart is broken for all of you.”