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Minnesota police officer meant to draw taser, not handgun in fatal shooting of Daunte Wright
A US police officer who fatally shot a black man in his car in a Minneapolis suburb intended to fire a taser, not a handgun, the city’s police chief said.
Key points:
- After firing a single round, the officer exclaims: “I shot him!”
- The officer’s chief wouldn’t say if she would lose her job
- Mr Wright was pulled over because his car’s registration had expired
Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright as “an accidental discharge”.
It occurred as police were trying to arrest Mr Wright on an outstanding warrant.
The shooting has sparked violent protests in a metropolitan area already on edge because of the trial of the first of four police officers charged over George Floyd’s death.
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