mr. wright's parents from the car. mr. wright's father raced to the scene and was there in less than ten minutes of this happening, his son laying dead on the street when he got there. now the officer who shot daunte wright is on leave now following this incident yesterday. the mayor has called in the department to fire her while the matter is being investigated. this all happened yesterday. it happened ten miles from the courthouse where derek chauvin is on trial, former minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter for the death in custody last year of george floyd, another minneapolis african-american man whose unarmed interaction with police on a low-level law enforcement matter ended with him dead in the street. last night in and around brooklyn center, minnesota, angry protesters demonstrated, they broke windows, looted businesses, turning their anger against the local police station. national guard was ultimately activated. a vigil for daunte wright started tonight at 7:00 eastern, 6:00 local time i

it shows that mr wright was pulled over for shooting.wright was pulled overfor a minor offence. it escalated when police decided to arrest him on a previous warrant. tried to run, but then a fatal mistake, the police chief said. the officer, while struggling with mr wright, shuts taser, taser. during this encounter, the office of drew their handgun instead of their taser. it is my belief that the officer at the intention to deploy their taser but instead shot mr wright with a single bullet. this appears to me, from what i viewed on the officer's reaction and distress immediately after, that this was an accidental discharge. in the moments before this tragedy, mr wright's mother had been on the phone with him. fine been on the phone with him. one minute later— been on the phone with him. one minute later i _ been on the phone with him. one minute later i called _ been on the phone with him. (he: minute later i called and his girlfriend and said, was a passenger in the car and said he'd been shot and put it on the driver's side and my son w

mr. wright with a single bullet.ars to me, from what i've viewed in the officer's reaction and distress immediately after, that this was an accidental discharge. reporter: in the moments before this tragedy, mr. wright's mother had been on the phone with him. >> he called. a minute later i called and his girlfriend answered. she was a passenger in the car. she put it on the driver side and my son was laying there lifeless. i said, where are you? she said, i don't know. reporter: during the unrest that followed, some shops were looted, a reminder of the property damage after george floyd's death last year. [gunfire] [shouting] reporter: the prosecution is wrapping up its case in the trial. there is concern about what sort of fall-like the verdict might trigger, and questions about whether it will impact the way police operate in america. bbc news, minneapolis. katty: barbara joins me now. barbara, you were there at the protests last night. what has it been like today in minneapolis, the reaction to the police need the

mrs. wright family and i join many others in sending our condolences and hope that you're getting the support you need to help you during this difficult time and we appreciate you spending some time with us this morning to talk about your son. mrs. wright, you said that your son, daunte, called you after he had been pulled over by the police. can you please share with us what you all said to each other? >> he called me and he said, mom, i have just been pulled over. i said for what? he said they said they pulled me over because i had air fresheners hanging in the rearview mirror. i said okay, well, take them down and then he said, he said, well, they're also asking for insurance and i said, well, when the police officer comes back up to the window, give them the phone and i can explain and give them all the insurance information. he said, okay. and then the police officers came back up to the window and asked daunte to step out of the car and daunte said for what, am i in trouble? and the officer

it shows that mr wright was pulled over for a minor offence.en police decided to arrest him on a previous warrant. he tried to run. but then a fatal mistake the police chief said. the officer was struggling with yelled taser, taser. during this encounter however the officer through their handgun instead of the taser. 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 view and the officers reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge. in the moments before this tragedy mr wright's mother had been on the phone with him. a minute later i called and his girlfriend answered, she was a passenger in the car. and said that he had been shot and she put it on the driver side my son was laying there lifeless. and i said where are you? and she said i don't know. during the unrest that followed some shops were looted a reminder of the property damage after george floyd's death last year. the prosecution is wrapping up its cas

the officer was struggling with mr wright taser.er however the officer through their handgun instead of the taser. 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 view and the officers reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge. in the moments before this tragedy mr wright's mother had been on the phone with him. a minute later i called and his girlfriend answered, she was a passenger in the car. and said that he had been shot and she put it on the driver side my son was laying there lifeless. and i said where are you? and she said i don't know. during the unrest that followed some shops were looted a reminder of the property damage after george floyd's death last year. the prosecution is wrapping up its case in that trial. there is concern about what sort of fall out the verdict might trigger. and questions about whether it will impact the weight police operate in america. us presidentjoe biden

it shows that mr wright was pulled overfor a minor offence.n. but then a fatal mistake, the police chief said. the officer while struggling with mr wright shouts "taser, taser." during this encounter, however, the officer drew their handgun instead of their taser. ijust shot him. 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 have down the office's reaction and distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge. in the moments before this tragedy, mr wright's mother had been on the phone with him. a minute later i called and his girlfriend answered, she was a passenger in the car, and said that he had been shot. she put it on the driver's side and my son was laying there lifeless. and i said, "where are you?" and she said, "i don't know." during the unrest that followed, some shops were looted, a reminder of the property damage after george floyd's death last year. explosion. the prosecution is wrapping up its case in that tr

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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 i do hope for the community to be patient and allow this investigation -- criminal investigation to be completed as thoroughly as possible. i believe mr. wright deserves this as do all involved. the officer is currently on administrative leave. make a short comment about what happened last night to our community, a community i have been a part of for 27 years. i have seen some of the worst damage to this city i have ever seen in those years. again, peaceful protesting, expressing yourself, we fully support that. the ravaging

commands 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 in the officers reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge the resulted in the tragic death of mr wright. angus spilled out onto the streets hours after wright's killing. a dusk to dawn curfew was imposed to stop further on rest that protesters gathered for a 2nd night in the suburbs of minneapolis outraged by yet another death of a black man at the hands of a police officer. called president joe biden appealed for calm. we do know that the brain trauma is just the black community in that environment is real serious and it's consequential but it's just not justified violence and or looting but the shooting of dante wright has fueled tensions in a city already on edge a very nothing out tourist case not far from where wright was shot down rick show even the officer who killed george floyd is on trial for murder. and let's get more we are joined by sloane martin who is a reporter and anchor for

mr wright's death has sparked angry protests and an overnight curfew.se are the scenes in nearby minneapolis, just 10 miles away, where tensions are high as the trial of an ex—officer accused of killing george floyd continues. president biden has said he's spoken to authorities in minnesota about the fatal police shooting and he's called for "peace and calm", noting that wright's mother was asking for the same. was it an accident? was it intentional? that remains to be determined by a full—blown investigation. but in the meantime i want to make it clear again, there is absolutely no justification, none, for looting. no justification for violence. peaceful protests, understandable. and the fact is that, you know, we do know that the anger, pain and trauma that exists in the black community and that environment is serious and real and consequential. as we've just reported, minneapolis is already tense as the trial of a former police officer, derek chauvin, accused of murdering george floyd, has entered a third week. philonise floyd, the younger brother 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. i believe mr. wright deserves this, as do all involved. the officer is currently on administrative leave. make a short comment about what happened last night to our community, a community that i've been a part of for 27 years. i've seen some of the worst damage to this city i've ever seen in those years. again, peaceful protesting, expressing yourself, we fully support that. but the ravaging of our businesses, the looting of our stores, the destruction to our pharmacies, we cannot tolerate that. i'm hoping that the community will have this level of transparency

mr. wright was killed. the medical examiner released their findings saying mr. wright died from one gunshot wounds to the chest and ruled his death a homicide. >> thank you very much shimon. that ruling of a homicide literally just happened. i want to go to our elie honig and the former chief of detroit. you have seen the video and heard it and distressing. you hear the officer yelling "taser, taser, taser" and when she fires she says oh, you hear the expletive and it was a single shot. the chief put it out very quickly because they want people to understand that they believe it is a horrible accident. what's your reaction of seeing and hearing this? >> i have seen so many of these kinds of incidents of people being killed. each time there are some kind of excuse. officers are trained from the time they are in the academy until the time they are leave that this is what you do with your weapon. if you pull your weapon out, you intend to shoot someone. we don't know if this officer did pull the wrong weapon out. they teach you to put the weapon, the taser on one si

mr. wright, was wanted. warrant was put out by a judge, by a judge for his arrest. why was it put out? st" published court records this week. showing that wright and another man emma jay driver charged with first-degree attempted robbery december 29, for allegedly trying to steal 820 from a woman, documents from claim write and driver were at victim a apartment, they were all leaving when wright turned and block the door preventing the victim from leaving, wright pulled a gun, unregistered by the way, joe biden may want to keep this in mind, point it at woman, demanding she hand over the cash, he saw roommate give to her, are you serious? wright allegedly choked victim twice during a struggle and threatened to choke her. according to daily mail, the bail set at 100,000, a bail bonds man paid 40,000, his bail was revoke the last year, not keeping in touch with his probation officer, wright was due to face trial on charge of attempted aggravated robbery. what happened. he did not show up. he did not show up. now. i want to look at this briefly, what took place. because now we have body vi

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 in the officer's reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge the resulted in the tragic death of mr wright. well george floyd's brother for lowness has testified in the trial of police officer derek chauvin in minneapolis in what's known as the spark of life testimony for lowness described the role his brother had within the family and the community in our headlines the world health organization is warning that the covert 1000 pandemic is growing exponentially 4400000 new cases were reported last week alone and india has now surpassed brazil as the country with the 2nd highest number of infections behind the united states. through all the presidential runoff vote in june after no candidate secured a majority following a fragmented 1st round of voting socialist and trade unions fredricka still was the surprise leader with 18 percent of the vote after a late surge in popularity also a surprise result

mr. wright's death was a homicide, that just simply means i was an intentional killing.t was the result of an intentional act. he doesn't get into whether that act was a mistake or whether it was reasonable. it's just a medical determination. as far as the police officer goes, there are, you know, any number of ways that this could be seen as having been negligent or reckless in terms of her deployment of the pistol instead of the taser as laura mentioned, there is a lot of facts that will go into that determination. whether or not she had the taser in the right place on her belt. whether or not she compiled with her training, things of that nature but it is certainly possible that a -- the prosecutor and the grand jury could determine there was probable cause to believe she may be committed in a reckless or negligent homicide. >> chief ramsey, you spoke about this last night and i think it bears repeating that in the wake of another case in oakland in which some -- an officer said they thought they were using their taser and was actually using their gun on somebody, pol

mr. wright and says oh bleep, i shot him. that officer has been identified, her name is kimberly potter she is a 26 veteran of the police force. she has been put on administrative leave. the mayor of the brooklyn center has called for her to be fired but as of yet, she has been on live and has not been we are watching this tonight. relieved of her job. we are watching this tonight. there is a curfew in effect, there is there has been a curfew that has been called in there is a curfew in effect, the counties and that much route politan area but it hasn't done anything to keep this increasingly tense there is there has been a curfew that has been cold in the counties and that much brooklyn center from unfolding. route politan area but it hasn't done anything to keep our live coverage continues this increasingly tense brooklyn center from unfolding. now with the last word, our live coverage continues now with the last word, lawrence o'donnell hosting. lawrence o'donnell hosting. good evening lawrence. good evening lawrence. >> t

mr. wright. the officer is currently on administrative leave. >> reporter: wright drove several blocks before hitting another vehicle. police and medical personnel attempting life saving measures following the crash but wright died at the scene. >> the police officer come to the window. >> reporter: wright's mother katy told care tv she was on the phone with her son before the shooting. it's unclear to cnn how katy wright knew police hung up the phone. protests erupted in a suburb outside minneapolis in the aftermath of a shooting. hundreds taking to the streets sunday night clashing with police. the national guard was also on the scene. the situation turned violent, crowds marching towards the police department started destroying police cars. police moved in to disburse crowds. the chief of police said bricks and frozen soda cans were thrown at officers injuring one who was taken to the hospital. and while one group stayed at the police department, a second group of protesters went to a strip ma

her taser 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 in the after is reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge there resulted in the tragic death of mr wright george floyd's brother has testified in the trial of former police officer derek jovan in minneapolis felonies floyd described his brother as a family man who loved his siblings and had a or one of a kind relationship with his mother israel's prime minister has declared iran the greatest threat to the middle east going to let it get a nuclear capability his comments come after the apparent sabotage of iran's may nuclear facility mexico honduras and guatemala have agreed to increase the number of troops on their border as a growing number of migrants trying to make their way to the u.s. us according to a white house official the number of people seeking asylum in the u.s. has increased in recent months and that's despite mexico deploy more soldiers in march and honduras doing the same in j

mr. wright with a single bullet. this appears for me for in the officers reaction in distress after this was an accidental discharge that result fld let tragic death of mr. wright. i asked the bca to conduct of an investigation into the shooting and death. once completed i expect any will submit findings independent of me to the appropriate authorities, attorneys that will look and review this case. >> the and the update now is that police officer is currently on administrative leave. cnn adrian broadas live with me. it's difficult to look at bodycam video. i heard your voice in the presley conference, asking the police chief, you know, a number of questions. and it was your question that got him emotional, just speaking about the nature of his job and trying to protect his community. what did he say to you? >> you know, brooke, he said his job -- his role is to keep the community safe. and right now people who live in his community don't feel safe. you know, you could feel the pressure and the intensity in that room

mr. wright created this entire situation.assault, unregistered weapon, skips bail, doesn't show up to court. and expired license, he resist arrest. if he had not done those things none of this would have happened that's number one. number two, the officer you can hear what she said -- the purpose of a body cam is to give us information, then and now -- and that's what we got. chief of police said and certainly looks that way -- this is not a george floyd situation. it certainly looks that way where she made a mistake she pulled the wrong weapon. now the lawyer for the family is running around say nothing. they wanted to execute mr. wright. that makes no sense. there were three police officers there. potter, white police officer, a male, and a black police officer, a male. nobody was looking to execute anybody. and i would ask america what does an officer do in a circumstance like this, obviously, it was an accident a horrible, horrible accident what took place but they're not supposed to stop the car and arrest somebody who i

commands 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 view it in the officer's reaction in distress immediately after but this was an accidental discharge there resulted in a tragic death of mr wright. angus spilled out onto the streets hours after rights killing. a dusk to dawn curfew was imposed to stop further on rest but protesters gathered for a 2nd night in the suburbs of minneapolis outraged by yet another death of a black man at the hands of a police officer. call president joe biden appealed for calm but we do know that the pain and trauma is just the black community in that environment is real seriousness consequential but it's just not justified violence and or a mood. that the shooting of dante wright has fueled tensions in a city already on edge of another of tory's case not far from where wright was shot dead it shows in the officer who killed george floyd is on trial for murder. coming up next indeed every news asia. another ramadan of the elite kind of like a look at ho

police chief 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 in the officers reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge this all coming as a former police officer stands trial in minneapolis for the murder of another black man george floyd just a year ago the media expressing his shock at such a twist we recognize that this is happening at a time when our community when all of america indeed all of the the world is watching. our community from the white house president joe biden also made clear his frustration we will watch tonight as soon as i did the film which is truly the body cam which is fairly. truly graphic question is was in an accident or was it intentional that remains to be determined. by whom on investigation don't you right called his mother as it was all happening the call ended when she dialed his number again his girlfriend answered and said he was dead in the driver seat like a minute later i called in his girlfriend answered with the

mr. wright. >> i was able to watch the video with mr. ht, and whenever you watch a video like that with a parent, almost everything else leaves your mind because you can just sort of absorb that pain. it's just a pain that's so unbearable that no one should ever have to experience. >> officers are to be trained consistently on de-escalation tactics. because if the young man would have gotten away you knew who he was. you knew what type of car it was. you had the license plate. >> the officer, kim potter, a 26-year veteran of the brooklyn center police department. she has been placed on administrative leave. the mayor of brooklyn center saying he supports that decision. >> our hearts are aching right now. we are in pain right now. and we recognize that this couldn't have happened at a worse time. >> it would be in the best interests of the police department and the chief if this young lady was relieved of her duty. >> we have to start to hold our officers accountable for these types of situations. >> there needs to be a complete top to bot

distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge there resulted in the tragic death of mr wright. angus' spilled out onto the streets hours after wright's killing. a dusk to dawn curfew was imposed to stop further on rest that protesters gathered for a 2nd night in the suburbs of minneapolis outraged by yet another death of a black man at the hands of a police officer. called president joe biden appealed for calm. we do know that the pain and trauma is just the black community in that environment is real serious and it's consequential but it's just not justified violence and or looting. that the shooting of dante wright has fueled tensions in a city already on edge very now the tourist case not far from where wright was shot dead it shows in the officer who killed george floyd he's on trial for murder. and let's get more we're joined by sloane martin who is a reporter and anchor for a local radio station in the area in minneapolis thank you so much for joining us there's anger on the streets as we've been seeing after this latest killing what's happening walk us through it. well

commands 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 in the officer's reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge there resulted in the tragic death of mr wright. right skilling's soon spilled out onto the streets protesters faced off with police in the suburbs of minneapolis. tear gas and rubber bullets fired at a crowd outraged by yet another death of a black man at the hands of a police officer. call president joe biden appealed for calm but we do know that your brain trauma is just the black community in that environment is real and serious consequential but it does not justify violence and or of looting. in an effort to stop any further unrest at dusk to dawn curfew has been put in place and national guard troops deployed. but the shooting of daunted wright has fueled tensions in a city already on edge over nothing now tourist case not far from where wright was shot dead it shows in the officer who killed george floyd is on trial from the. s

mr. wright with a single bullett.s an accidental discharge that resulted in the tragic death of mr. wright. >> police say after wright was stopped for a traffic violation, officers discovered he had an outstanding warrant for a misdemeanor defense. body camera video shows a struggle and wright getting back in his car. officer potter is heard saying "i'll tase you," but she fires her gun. >> oh, my [ bleep ]. i just shot him. >> the car traveled for several blocks before crashing. wright was later pronounced dead at the scene. >> you don't mistake a stun gun from a gun. you don't mistake that. if i made a mistake that i will be in the jail cell. she needs to pay for what she hoof -- my family's blood is on their hands. >> reporter: the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. officer potter on administrative leave and the mayor fired the city manager. >> our hearts are aching right now. we are in pain right now. and we recognize that this couldn't have happened at a worse time. >> reporter: the tension in the city

commands 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 in the officer's reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge there resulted in the tragic death of mr wright. angus' spilled out onto the streets hours after rights killing. a dusk to dawn curfew was imposed to stop further on rest by protesters gathered for a 2nd night in the suburbs of minneapolis outraged by yet another death of a black man at the hands of a police officer. called president joe biden appealed for calm. we do know that the pain and trauma is just the black community in that environment is real serious it's consequential but it's just not justified violence and or looting but the shooting of dawn today right has fueled tensions in a city already on edge over nothing now tourist case not far from where wright was shot down rick sjodin the officer who killed george floyd is on trial for murder. world leaders are condemning russia's most recent military activity in and around ukr

commands 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 in the officer's reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge there resulted in the tragic death of mr wright. angus' spilled out onto the streets hours after rights killing. a dusk to dawn curfew was imposed to stop further on rest. that protesters gathered for a 2nd night in the suburbs of minneapolis outraged by yet another death of a black man at the hands of a police officer. called president joe biden appealed for calm but we do know that during your brain trauma is just the black community in that environment is real serious consequential but it's just not justify violence and or a mood. but the shooting of dante wright has fueled tensions in a city already on edge over and now that the tourist case not far from where wright was shot derrick shaven the officer who killed george floyd is on trial for murder . so football news for you now in bahrain munich are preparing for a champions leag

mr. wright was armed? had he been searched before he allegedly turned and tried to get back into his vehicle? these are all things that will go to whether or not it was reasonable for these officers to think they were in some sort of danger. >> a big question is why would he even have been asked to get out of the car in the first place, andy? if i'm thinking about driving around minneapolis and from there and getting pulled over for an obstruction in the window, if it was the air fresh inner, we don't know, there the a statute that says you can't have on obstruction of the windshield area. that doesn't seem to be something you'd ask to be out of the car for. it seems like you would be notified by a police officer, fix it and carry on. >> of course. of course, you would, right? of course, i would, if that stop happened to me or to you, we'd probably be treated the same way. this really starts to echo of earlier tragic incidents like orlando castile, who we found out after his tragic police shooting that he

mr. wright. i had a gun put in my face for simply sitting in a car, waiting to get in a bar with my friends and said they heard suspicious people were in the area. they came out with guns in our faces. and we have on suits. so why are we shocked? this is reality. until we change it, you'll see this reality again next month, the month after, and next year. so don't be shocked by mr. wright's murder. feel sorry for the family, but don't be shocked by what's really happening. >> is that when you were a student here in washington at howard university? that's pretty scary event that you're describing. >> no. this was actually when i went to xavier in louisiana, but you are my howard brother, both of us having gone there. luckily, that didn't happen in d.c. >> chris stewart, thank god you're okay. and we'll continue our conversation. appreciate it very much. >> any time. >> good work. >>> let's bring back cnn's omar jimenez on the ground in minneapolis along with cnn political commentator bakari seller

outstanding warrants the man got back in his vehicle and of sir shot him with a single bullet and mr wrightthen was able to drive several blocks before striking another vehicle the officer who was involved in the shooting has been put on leave and body cam has been released to discuss the situation what happens next we bring in dominick is the author of before the.

shot him 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 in the officers reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge the resulted in the tragic death of mr wright. let's go to our own fissures following events a booklets and minnesota and so really this was already a community struggling to come to terms with the aftermath of george floyd's death and other shootings what has been the reaction to this. well you can see that there are people here in front of the police station and they are protesting and have been for several hours i don't think we've seen quite as many police officers as we've seen just in the last hour or so you can also see that they're putting in concrete blocks along the front of the police station and they're also putting fencing up as well there's clearly i can say on that the community anger has not been dissipated by the police chief saying that this was a tragic accident in fact speaking to some of the community activists and

an outstanding warrants the man got back into his vehicle and shot him with a single bullet and mr wright then was able to drive several blocks for striking another vehicle the officer who was involved in the shooting has been put on leave and body cam has been released to discuss the situation what happened next we bring in dominick is the author of before the badge dominick thank you so much for joining me i knew when this story hit i wanted to have you back on and i want to start looking at earlier today the brooklyn surplus department released the body can put it which brawl though i'm actually glad they did this as soon as possible we're going to play this for you it is very graphic for our audience to make to talk to us about what we are seeing with this body cam. is this for you you have a right to be taken into custody and from what i heard was a warrant actively sought on you resist arrest gets back in the vehicle you have the backup officer the body as you see you see a pistol drawn. and at this point a shot is fired i think. well what is your initial observations when you saw t

mr. wright with a single bullet. this was an accidental discharge that resulted in a tragic death of mr. wright. >> reporter: the incident beginning just before 2:00 sunday afternoon, when authorities say wright was pulled over for an expired vehicle registration outside of minneapolis. wright's girlfriend also in the car. according to the brooklyn center police department, the officers ran wright's name through their system, discovering there was a warrant out for his arrest. court records show that warrant was issued after wright failed to appear in court earlier this month following charges for possessing a firearm without a permit and running away from law enforcement. police say on sunday, wright was trying to get back into the vehicle as officers attempted to apprehend him. the officer warning, "i'll tase ya." >> i'll tase ya. >> reporter: then she pulls a firearm. >> taser! taser! taser! >> holy [ bleep ]! i just shot him. >> reporter: the car driving for several blocks before crashing into another vehicle. ac

mr. wright can't happen. so a jury is certainly going to hear about all of the deliberate acts of this officer that it took in order for her to ultimately pull the trigger and kill mr. wright. >> i want to ask now about the derek chauvin trial. the defense expert dr. david fowler, a retired forensic pathologist, testified he felt there were multiple factors that may have contributed to george floyd's death and not officer chauvin's knee. listen to this. >> we have a heart that's vulnerable because it's too big, certain drugs in the system that puts him at risk for arrhythmia. we've got carbon monoxide, which has the potential to rob some of that additional oxygen-carrying capacity. >> is it your opinion that mr. chauvin's knee in any way impacted the structures of mr. floyd's neck? >> no, it did not, none of the vital structure -- >> okay. >> -- were in the area where the knee appeared to be from the videos. >> look. on that car bon monoxide point, just to be clear, fowler later admitted he wasn't sure if the

tragic error 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 in the officers reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge there resulted in the tragic death of mr wright. for a 2nd night though more confrontations between protesters and police who just killed that day by the way when i was curious about my god oh yeah don't get me wrong. i'm good by repeated instances of police brutality and racial profiling in the u.s. hundreds of protesters defy to cuff you that started on monday and have continued to protest despite police using tear gas against them the unrest comes as the trial of former policeman derek chauvet is being held a few kilometers away he's facing charges of murder if the killing of george floyd last year. some protests turned violent overnight with several businesses knutson damaged president joe biden has called for peace and calm question is was it actually quite intentional every man is to be determined. by what i see. but in the mean

her taser 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 view in the after is reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge there resulted in the tragic death of mr wright george ford's brother has testified in the trial of the former police officer during and in minneapolis felonies floyd described his brother as a family man who loved his siblings and had a one of a kind relationship with his mother israel's prime minister has declared iran the greatest threat to the middle east are vying not to let it gain nuclear capability his comments come after the apparent sabotage of iran's main nuclear facility mexico honduras and guatemala have agreed to increase the number of troops on their borders a growing number of migrants trying to make their way to the u.s. that's according to a white house official the number of people seeking asylum in the u.s. has increased in recent months and that's despite mexico deploy more soldiers in march on top jurist doing the s

dante vice 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 view in the officer's reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge the resulted in the tragic death of mr wright well just a few kilometers away the trial of a former police officer over the killing of george floyd has resumed a cardiologist has told a court that former officer derek sylvain restrained floyd in a life threatening manner dr jonathan which says ford died of low oxygen levels because of the way he was held in other news israel's prime minister says iran is a greatest threat in the middle east and he won't allow it to obtain nuclear capability his comments come as iran blames israel for sabotaging its key nuclear facility the u.s. denies any involvement in tehran describe sunday's incident which knocked out a power grid at the natanz facility as an act of terrorism as happened to day after iran and veils new advanced uranium centrifuges. india has soared past brazil to become the 2nd most

police chief 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 view in the officer's reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge this all coming as a former police officer stands trial in minneapolis for the murder of another black man george floyd just a year ago the media expressing his shock at such a twist we recognize that this is happening at a time when our community when all of america indeed all of the world is watching. our community from the white house president joe biden also made clear his frustration we will watch tonight as soon as i did the film which is truly the body cam which is fairly. truly graphic question is was in an accident or was it intentional every man is to be determined. by whom on investigation don't you right called his mother as it was all happening the call ended when she dialed his number again his girlfriend answered and said he was dead in the driver seat like a minute later i called in his girlfriend answered with the passe

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