Kimberly A. Potter has been confirmed as the officer who killed Daunte Wright on Sunday near Minneapolis
Wright, 20, was shot dead on Sunday afternoon at a traffic stop, as Potter was training a new officer
Potter, 48, drew what the police force said she believed was her taser, and says: Holy s , I shot him
Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said it was an accidental discharge
Wright and his girlfriend were pulled over for what his mother said was air fresheners dangling from his rear-view mirror, which is illegal in Minnesota. It hasn t been confirmed by police why he was pulled over
Another Black man has died at the hands of police : Outrage builds over shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota traffic stop Ryan W. Miller, Eric Ferkenhoff and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY
Minnesota police say Daunte Wright shooting was due to accidental discharge
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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – The police officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old Black man during a traffic stop may have intended to fire a Taser, the city s police chief said Monday.
The department released dramatic bodycam footage of the incident, which has rocked the Minneapolis suburb miles from where George Floyd was killed during a police arrest last May.
A police officer who shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on Sunday afternoon did so by mistake,