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In this screen grab from video, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter stands with defense attorney Earl Gray, as the verdict is read, Dec. 23, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

Officer who killed Daunte Wright is taking her story on the road with help from a former prosecutor

By Michael Goldberg - Associated Press

This image provided by the Minnesota Department of Corrections shows Kim Potter, the Minnesota police officer who mistook her gun for a Taser and killed Daunte Wright in 2021. Potter was released from prison early Monday, April 24, 2023. The Minnesota Department of Corrections said Potter was set free around 4 a.m. “out of an abundance of caution.” The department confirmed Friday she would be released Monday but declined to say what time out of security concerns. (Minnesota Department of Corrections via AP)

Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright freed after 16 months

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Katie and Aubrey Wright, parents of Daunte Wright, hug at a vigil honoring Daunte Wright, on the one-year anniversary of his death Monday, April 11, 2022, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Wright was fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP)

Daunte Wright’s mother detained after recording traffic stop

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In this screen grab from video, Katie Wright, mother of Daunte Wright, wipes away a tear as she speaks during the sentencing hearing of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter Feb. 18, 2022 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Potter, who said she confused her Taser and her handgun before shooting Wright during a traffic stop, was convicted of first- and second-degree manslaughter in Wright. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

Daunte Wright’s mother angered by Potter’s smiling mug shot

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In this screen grab from video, Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu presides over court in the trial of former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV, via AP, Pool, File)

Family: Judge in Potter case swayed by ‘white woman tears’

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

FILE - This photo provided by Ben Crump Law, PLLC. shows Daunte Wright and his son, Daunte Jr., at his first birthday party. Wright, 20, was killed during a traffic stop by a white suburban Minneapolis police officer on Sunday, April 11, 2021. (Ben Crump Law, PLLC. via AP)

Daunte Wright, slain by police, known as jokester, young dad

By TIM SULLIVAN and DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press