The fatal shooting of Daunte Wright in the US city of Brooklyn Center in Minnesota was an accident, Chief of Police Tim Gannon has told the media.
Daunte Wright, a black man, can been seen in released police body cam footage being pulled over on Sunday for a traffic violation in which he is in the process of being handcuffed by police when he struggles free and jumps back into his car.
Brooklyn Center Police officer Kim Potter can be then heard shouting “Taser, Taser, Taser” as Daunte Wright gets back into the car, but then she then shoots him with a single bullet from a police handgun.
Wright briefly manages to drive away as Potter says “Holy s***, I just shot him.”
Fatally wounded, Daunte Wright crashed the car a few streets away.
At a press conference following the shooting, Police Chief Tim Gannon said the fatal shooting in the US city of Brooklyn Center in Minnesota was an accident.
He said Potter meant to use a Taser but mistakenly drew her gun instead.
Brooklyn Center Police officer Kim Potter
The officer has been named as Kim Potter who has worked for Brooklyn Center Police for 26 years.
Daunte Wright’s death has sparked protests and a curfew has been declared. Crowds defied the curfew last night to gather for a second night outside Brooklyn Center Police headquarters where witnesses said some threw fireworks and bottles at officers who responded with tear gas and stun grenades.
Images posted on social media also show Daunte Wright posing with wads of cash and a gun
Tension in nearby Minneapolis has increased with the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin ongoing, who is accused of killing black man George Floyd.
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