Article 5GF49 Police say officer who shot and killed unarmed Daunte Wright intended to fire Taser

Police say officer who shot and killed unarmed Daunte Wright intended to fire Taser

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Oliver Laughland and Amudalat Ajasa in Minneapolis
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Brooklyn Center police chief describes fatal shooting of Black man, 20, as result of accidental discharge' from handgun

Police in a Minneapolis suburb said an officer accidentally shot and killed a 20-year-old Black man on Sunday afternoon during a traffic stop, releasing graphic body-camera footage they say shows the officer intended to use a Taser not a handgun during the death of unarmed Daunte Wright.

Related: They didn't have to kill him': anger and outrage as locals mourn Daunte Wright

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