Police Chief: Officer fired gun, instead of Taser in death of Minnesota man
Police Chief: Officer fires gun, instead of Taser
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department Monday night, flouting the county’s 7 p.m. curfew to demand justice after the police shooting death of a 20-year-old Sunday. According to the police chief, a police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop mistakenly drew her handgun instead of a Taser.
ORLANDO, Fla. - A police officer in Minnesota is on administrative leave after investigators said she killed a man by deploying a gun, instead of a Taser.