BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - 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 city’s police chief said Monday.
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Gannon said at a news conference that the officer made a mistake, and he released body camera footage from the officer who fired. The footage showed three officers around a stopped car. When one of the officers attempts to handcuff Wright, a struggle ensues and Wright can be seen re-entering the driver side of the car. The officer is heard shouting “Taser!” several times before firing her weapon. It is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their taser but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet, Gannon said Monday. This was an accidental discharge that resulted in a tragic death of Mr. Wright.
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Protests lasted for hours at the spot where 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright died after being shot by police Sunday in a Minneapolis suburb. Image: Evan Frost/MPR News
Officials in Brooklyn Center, Minn., called the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, the result of an accidental discharge of a gun by a police officer.
At a press conference Monday, Brooklyn Center police Chief Tim Gannon played body camera footage of the shooting, saying its circumstances demanded transparency. It is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their Taser but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet, Gannon said. This appears to me, from what I ve viewed and the officer s reaction and distress immediately after, that this was an accidental discharge that resulted in the tragic death of Mr. Wright.