BREAKING: Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon and Police Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright, Kim Potter Resign
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Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon and the police officer who shot Daunte Wright, Kim Potter both resigned on Tuesday.
Police officer Kim Potter shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright on Sunday night during a traffic stop.
Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon came under fire after he called 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,” he said.
Civil rights activists and reporters lashed out at Gannon and called for him to be fired.
Gannon and Potter both resigned on Tuesday.
KSTP reported:
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