The Police Officer Who Investigators Say Shot And Killed A Minnesota Man During A Traffic Stop Has Been Suspended After Body Cam Video Appears To Show, She Meant To Fire Her Taser, Not Her Gun.
The Officer Has Been Identified As Kimberly A. Potter, A Woman Who Has Been With The Brooklyn Center Police Department For More Than 25 Years.
According To The Police Chief The Shooting Was “An Accidental Discharge,” Saying She Meant To Fire A Taser, Not A Handgun – When She
Fatally Shot 20 Year Old Daunte Wright Sunday Afternoon.
You Can Hear Potter Shouting I’ll Tase You! I’ll Tase You! Taser! Taser! Taser!” In The Video That Was Released By Police.
After Firing A Single Shot From Her Handgun, The Car Drives Away, And The Officer Is Heard Saying, “Holy -expletive-! I Shot Him.”
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office Is Ruling The Death As A Homicide Caused By A Gunshot Wound To The Chest.
According To Local Media, Potter Was Involved In Another Fatal Shooting In 2019.
