Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon Calls the Shooting of Daunte Wright an ‘Accidental Discharge’

‘It is my belief that the officer had the intention to employ their taser, but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet’

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GANNON: "As I watched the video and listened to the officer’s commands, it is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their taser but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet. This appears to me, from what I viewed, and the officer’s reaction and distress immediately after, that this was an accidental discharge that resulted in a tragic death of Mr. Wright. I have asked the BCA to conduct an independent investigation into the shooting and death. Once they are completed, I expect they will submit their findings, independent of me, to the appropriate authorities, the appropriate attorneys that will look and review this case. I’m also stressing that I do hope for the community to be patient and allow this investigation, criminal investigation to be completed as thoroughly as possible."

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