Police body camera footage released in Daunte Wright shooting

A Sunday afternoon traffic stop turned to tragedy when a Brooklyn Center officer pulled her gun and shot a young man in the chest, killing him.

That man was 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

Wright, a Black man, was pulled over just before 2 p.m. Sunday, April 11 for having expired tabs on his license plate, according to Brooklyn Center police. Officers said they realized he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest during the stop.

Police attempted to take Wright into custody, but he re-entered his car and police body camera shows white police officer Kim Potter pull her gun and shoot once. According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, Wright died from a gunshot wound to his chest.

Police Chief Tim Gannon on Monday said that he believes the officer who shot Daunte Wright during the traffic stop accidentally discharged her firearm.

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