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When Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer Kim Potter allegedly mistook her service weapon for a stun gun and fatally shot an unarmed Black motorist Sunday, it was at least the 16th such “weapons confusion” incident in the United States since 2001. And the victim, Daunte Wright, was at least the fourth person to have died as a result, according to data compiled by the website FatalEncounters.org and University of Colorado professor Paul Taylor, who tracks such cases. These types of incidents are rare, experts say, although no government agency tracks the use of Taser-like devices nat...

When Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer Kim Potter allegedly mistook her service weapon for a stun gun and fatally shot an unarmed Black motorist Sunday, it was at least the 16th such “weapons confusion” incident in the United States since 2001. And the victim, Daunte Wright, was at least the fourth person to have died as a result, according to data compiled by the website FatalEncounters.org and a University of Colorado professor who tracks such cases. These types of incidents are rare, experts say, although no government agency tracks the use of Taser-like devices nationwide so ...

Tasers look and feel different from pistols in a number of ways, and most police forces — including Brooklyn Center’s — have standard precautions and protocols in place to prevent the sort of mix-up that can be deadly. Tasers are often produced in bright colors, or with neon accents, to distinguish them from pistols. The Brooklyn Center Police Department manual cites the Glock 17, 19 and 26 as standard-issue for the department. All three pistol models weigh significantly more than a typical Taser. Glocks also have a trigger safety that can be felt when touching the trigger. Tasers do no...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. A congresswoman from Missouri claimed Tuesday night that a White Minnesota police officer accused of killing a Black man "would’ve known the difference" between her service weapon and a stun gun if shooting victim Daunte Wright "wasn’t a Black boy." Democratic U.S. Rep. Cori Bush made the accusation in a Twitter message, referring to former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter, who police say mistakenly used her gun instead of a stun gun Sunday, killing Wright during a traffic stop. Bush also scoffed at...

Officer Kim Potter Charged in Death of Daunte Wright © /Associated Press BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.—The former officer who killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright was taken into custody and charged with second-degree manslaughter Wednesday, a day after she resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department. The Washington County Attorney, Peter Orput, said that Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran of the force, is in jail awaiting her first court appearance. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison under Minnesota law. Police had described the shooting of Mr. Wright as an accident, and ...