Police kill Black man in Minneapolis suburb, sparking protests near Chauvin trial Reuters 1 hr ago
By Nicholas Pfosi and Jonathan Allen
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn., April 12 (Reuters) - A police officer in a Minneapolis suburb fatally shot a young Black man during a traffic stop for what his mother said was air fresheners dangling from his rear-view mirror, sparking protests that spilled into Monday morning.
The shooting and subsequent unrest in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, came hours before the resumption of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former white Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd. The trial began its 11th day on Monday in a courtroom less than 10 miles (16 km) away from the incident.
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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.
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.