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Posted at 12:31 PM, Apr 16, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-16 15:31:21-04
PHOENIX â On April 11, Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
When Potter drew her weapon on Wright she believed she had pulled out her Taser, according to former Brooklyn Center police Chief Tim Gannon. Gannon said Potter accidentally pulled a firearm so instead of discharging an electric shock, she fired a bullet and killed Wright. Gannon and Potter have both since left the department and Potter was charged with manslaughter on Wednesday after spending two decades on the force.