GRAPHIC: Minnesota officer meant to draw Taser, not handgun, police say
Mom speaks out after 20-year-old son shot by Minn. police during traffic stop By Associated Press | April 12, 2021 at 12:09 AM EDT - Updated April 13 at 6:37 AM
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) Police clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb where an officer who authorities say apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop.
WARNING: Video below shows police bodycam footage of the shooting. Viewer discretion advised.
Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting death Sunday of 20-year-old Daunte Wright as “an accidental discharge.” 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.
Warning: This body camera footage is graphic. If you or someone you know have been affected by the content of recent broadcasts and are looking for mental health resources, contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness. NAMI provides guidance to those who are trying to navigate the mental health system. Please know you are not alone. Officer Kim Potter has been identified by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as the Brooklyn Center.
Minnesota cop who fatally shot Black motorist resigns
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A crowd gathers at the Brooklyn Center Police Department in Brooklyn Center, Minn., Monday, April 12, 2021, for a No Justice No Peace rally following the police shooting death of Daunte Wright. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP)AP
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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday.
Kim Potter resigned two days after the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center. Potter, a 26-year veteran, had been on administrative leave following Sunday’s shooting.
Minnesota Timberwolves game vs. Brooklyn Nets rescheduled for Tuesday afternoon
The Minnesota Timberwolves will play the visiting Brooklyn Nets at 4 p.m. ET Tuesday without fans. The rare weekday matinee tilt comes after Monday s game was postponed following the police shooting of Daunte Wright.
Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, died Sunday after a police officer shot him in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center during a traffic stop. The Brooklyn Center police chief said the shooting was accidental, as the officer involved intended to fire a stun gun and not a handgun during a struggle with Wright. Police were trying to arrest Wright on an outstanding warrant.
Pressure builds to fire Minnesota officer who killed man after mistaking gun for Taser
Mohamed Ibrahim and Mike Householder, Associated Press
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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 criminal justice system.
Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott called the shooting in his city “deeply tragic” and called for the officer to be fired. Elliott, the city’s first Black mayor, announced Monday night that the City Council had fired the city manager and voted to give his office “command authority” over the police force.