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 Tase
“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 Taser and not a gun and the shooting was an accidental discharge. The officer has been placed on administrative leave while an investigation is conducted.
The shooting sparked protests and unrest in an area already on edge because of the trial of the first of four police officers charged in George Floyd’s death.
Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Black man during traffic stop resigns
A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city s chief of police both resigned Tuesday, moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead to reconciliation after two nights of protests and unrest.
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Posted: Apr 13, 2021 2:23 PM ET | Last Updated: April 13
Protesters rally outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department as it is guarded by members of the police and National Guard on Monday, a day after Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a police officer, in Brooklyn Center, Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis. (Leah Millis/Reuters)