Earlier this afternoon, Brooklyn Center Police Chief stated that the officer (who will remain unnamed for now) meant to pull her taser, not her gun, as two other officers struggled to arrest Daunte Wright for an outstanding warrant Sunday afternoon. Wright was shot by a police officer following a traffic stop which turned up an outstanding warrant. There are numerous reports about Wright’s arrest records – with two being much older arrests. There is one report that the current warrant was for illegal possession of a firearm.
Brooklyn Center Police released footage of the shooting incident.
Warning: Graphic footage, including the shooting
Here’s the body camera footage of the killing of Daunte Wright that was just released. pic.twitter.com/A2X8qS8ZFH
— The Recount (@therecount) April 12, 2021
BREAKING: police body camera video shows officer yelling “TASER! TASER!” at #DaunteWright but then according to the chief she “accidentally” grabbed her handgun instead of taser. Fired one bullet. pic.twitter.com/W2yanqzrq1
— Jason DeRusha (@DeRushaJ) April 12, 2021
Following last night’s looting and rioting in both Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey declared a state of emergency and a curfew this afternoon.
JUST IN – Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey declares state of emergency and curfew following unrest in the city after shooting of #DaunteWright pic.twitter.com/Rd10xhcxxK
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) April 12, 2021
@JackPosobiec posted a copy of Wright’s outstanding arrest warrant on Twitter. Wright was accused of possessing and brandishing a loaded Ruger .45 and fleeing the scene after police received a call to investigate. Wright missed the Zoom hearing session last week and a warrant was issued.
Here is the probable cause statement, he was accused of possessing and brandishing a loaded Ruger .45 and fled when officers arrived after receiving a call pic.twitter.com/6ZjSNIJEzQ
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) April 12, 2021
