Former Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter, who was convicted of fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, is set to be released from prison on Monday.
Potter and another officer pulled over Wright, who was Black, for a hanging air freshener and expired tags,. They then tried to take him into custody over a separate arrest warrant.
Potter, who is white, has said she inadvertently pulled her taser instead of her gun as Wright tried to flee. A Hennepin County jury convicted her of first- and second-degree manslaughter.A spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Corrections confirmed Potter's April 24 release date but declined to specify a time, citing security concerns.
Attorneys for Potter and the Wright family have not responded to Axios' request for comment on her planned release.for an early release last year, saying she has taken responsibility for Wright's killing and intends to work with survivors of domestic violence and people experiencing homelessness upon release.
The board declined to formally consider the request at its December meeting, citing her relatively short sentence and remaining time behind bars.Under Minnesota's sentencing guidelines, people serve two-thirds of their prison sentence incarcerated and the remaining third on supervised release.
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