Daunte Wright shooting echoes Rochester Taser error in 2002
Daunte Wright shooting echoes Rochester Taser error in 2002 Much like Sunday's incident, in 2002, the Rochester officer pulled what he believed was his stun gun and fired at a man after a struggle. The gun, however, was the officer's service revolver. Written By: Nora Eckert | × ROCHESTER, Minn. — The fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, on Sunday, April 11, in Brooklyn Center, Minn., is a reminder of a 2002 incident in which a Rochester police officer said he accidentally shot a man in the back after intending to use his Taser. Christofar Atak survived t...