Body Cam Female Officer Fatally Shot Suspect Mistaken her Taser with her Gun Minneapolis April 11

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Daunte Wright, 20, was fatally shot during a traffic stop. Bodycam footage showed three officers gathered near a stopped car that police said was pulled over for an expired registration. Police attempted to arrest the man, later identified as Wright, for an outstanding warrant. A struggle ensued, followed by the fatal shooting.

Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said the officer who shot and killed Wright had intended to fire a Taser, not their service weapon. Authorities have not released the name of the female officer involved in the shooting.
Police said they pulled over, later identified as
Daunte Wright, 20
for an expired registration.
Police attempted to arrest Wright for an
outstanding warrant.
Court records show Wright was being sought after
failing to appear in court on charges that he fled
from officers and possessed a gun without a permit
during an encounter with Minneapolis police
in June. In that case, a statement of probable cause
said police got a call about a man waving a gun who
was later identified as Wright."

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