The New York Times. In the footage, Wright moves back toward his car and an officer, since identified as Kim Potter, grabs her gun and aims it at him, shouting, “Taser!
Taser! Taser!” She fires the gun and hits Wright, shouting, “Holy shit, I just shot him.” His girlfriend was in the car, and was also injured during the shooting.
Tim Gannon, Chief of Police in Brooklyn Center, said on Monday that he believes that Potter, an officer for 26 years, mistook her semi-automatic gun for a Taser.
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