Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright freed

Potter, a white officer for a suburban Minneapolis department, fatally shot Mr Wright, 20, who was black, during a traffic stop in April 2021.

Kim Potter (Minnesota Department of Corrections via AP)

The Minnesota police officer who mistook her gun for a Taser and killed Daunte Wright in 2021 has been released from prison, authorities said.

Kim Potter was set free at 4am “out of an abundance of caution”, the Minnesota Department of Corrections confirmed.