The police chief in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop says he believes the officer who fired intended to use a.
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By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Created: April 11, 2021 09:48 PM
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) - The police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, the city s police chief said Monday.
Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting as an accidental discharge. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was investigating. Taser! Taser! Taser! the officer is heard shouting on her body cam footage released at a news conference. After firing a single shot from her handgun, the car speeds away and the officer is heard saying, Holy (expletive)! I shot him.