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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) The police chief in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop said Monday that he believes the officer who fired intended to use a Taser, not a handgun.
Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting as an accidental discharge. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was investigating.
Daunte Wright, 20, died Sunday in a metropolitan area that was already on edge because of the trial of the first of four police officers charged in George Floyds death.
Gannon said at a news conference that the officer made a mistake, and he released body camera footage from the officer who fired. The footage showed three officers around a stopped car. When another officer attempts to handcuff Wright, a struggle ensues. The officer is heard shouting Taser! several times before firing her weapon.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/minnesota-police-shoot-kill-man-014849404.html
So during that several times he shouted he didn't pay attention to what was in his hand? One usually looks through the sights before they fire.