The policewoman who shot a young African-American on Sunday April 11 during a traffic stop mistook her service weapon for her Taser, said Monday April 12 the police chief of Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis.
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The agent intended to use his Taser but instead she fired a single bullet
" at Daunte Wright, explained Chief Tim Gannon during a press briefing the day after the youngster's death. 20-year-old man, who sparked clashes on Sunday evening.
