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Chief: Officer meant to use Taser, not firearm, on Daunte Wright

Sunday's fatal shooting led to second night of unrest outside police station; Brooklyn Center mayor will decide Tuesday whether to fire police chief.

Protesters, police clash at Brooklyn Center police station

After post-curfew clashes clashes outside the Brooklyn Center police station Monday, officials said 40 people were arrested. In Minneapolis, more than a dozen were arrested for looting and curfew violations.
Protesters clashed with police over the shooting death of Daunte Wright at a rally at the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Monday, April 12.
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Protesters clashed with police over the shooting death of Daunte Wright at a rally at the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Monday, April 12.
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Chief calls fatal shooting in Brooklyn Center an 'accidental discharge'

05:17 The police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, 20, during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center appeared to do so accidentally, intending to fire her Taser, not her gun, Police Chief Tim Gannon said in a press conference.

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