The police chief in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop says he believes the officer who fired intended to use a.
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By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Created: April 11, 2021 09:48 PM
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) - 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, the city s police chief said Monday.
Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting as an accidental discharge. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was investigating. Taser! Taser! Taser! the officer is heard shouting on her body cam footage released at a news conference. After firing a single shot from her handgun, the car speeds away and the officer is heard saying, Holy (expletive)! I shot him.
Police Say ‘Accidental Discharge’ Of Gun Led To Daunte Wright’s Death
By Becky Sullivan
April 12, 2021
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.”