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The fundraiser for the 20-year-old shot by a Brooklyn Center police officer was set up by a member of his family.

By MOHAMED IBRAHIM and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The pressure built Tuesday to fire the suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed a 20-year-old Black man during an altercation after a traffic stop, a shooting authorities said was a tragic mistake but that family members of Daunte Wright and others pointed to as yet the latest example of a broken criminal justice system. Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott called the shooting in his city...

The father of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot on Sunday by a police officer at a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minn., says he "can't accept" authorities claiming that the officer meant to use a Taser instead of firing her gun."I cannot accept that," Aubrey Wright told ABC's Robin Roberts on "Good Morning America." "I lost my son. He's never coming back. I can't accept that a mistake, that doesn't even sound.....

Pressure builds to fire Minnesota officer who killed man after mistaking gun for Taser Mohamed Ibrahim and Mike Householder, Associated Press Share This BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota (AP) — The pressure built Tuesday to fire the suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed a 20-year-old Black man during an altercation after a traffic stop, a shooting authorities said was a tragic mistake but that family members of Daunte Wright and others pointed to as yet the latest example of a broken crimi...

The police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, as the man struggled with police, the citys police chief said Monday, as police clashed with protesters for the second night in a row.

“Whenever, through the line of duty, someone kills another human being, there must be accountability,” Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott told the “TODAY” show earlier Tuesday. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon released body camera footage of a police shooting incident that led to the killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. In the video, the officer who fired the shot that killed Wright can be heard yelling "Taser." Gannon says it is his belief the officer meant to pull a Tas...

The police chief has said he believes the officer, a 26-year veteran, mistakenly grabbed her gun when she was going for her Taser.

Aubrey Wright and Katie Wright spoke to ABC’s Good Morning America after a second night of protests over their son’s death in a traffic stop on Sunday in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center. The official explanation of officer Kim Potter’s actions, by police chief Tim Gannon at a Monday press conference, angered Aubrey Wright, who pointed to the officer’s considerable experience. “I lost my son, he’s never coming back,” Aubrey Wright said. “I canâ�...

20-year-old Daunte Wright was fatally shot by an 26-year veteran officer after being pulled over for a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, MN.

GRAPHIC: Minnesota cop, police chief resign 2 days after Black motorist’s death Mayor: Chief, officer resign after fatal Daunte Wright shooting By MOHAMED IBRAHIM and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER | April 13, 2021 at 6:01 AM CDT - Updated April 13 at 3:54 PM BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A white police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday, as did the city’s police chief — moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal...