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===Death of Daunte Wright=== On 11 April 2021, Wright, who had outstanding arrest warrants against him for armed robbery, illegal weapon possession, evading arrest and failure to appear in court, made an illegal right turn in front of a police car containing Kimberly Potter, the officer she was training and Potter's supervisor. The trainee officer also noticed that he had an expired number plate and an air freshener hanging from his rear-view mirror, a violation of Minnesota state law. They pulled Wright over and found he had no driver's licence, and discovered the outstanding warrants after running Wright's name through the database.<ref>[https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/12/08/lawyers-lay-out-opposing-views-of-police-shooting-that-killed-daunte-wright/ Lawyers lay out opposing views of police shooting that killed Daunte Wright], ''Minnesota Reformer''</ref> The trainee officer instructed Wright to exit the car and attempted to handcuff him. Wright broke free and jumped back in the car. Potter, whose Taser was on the left side of her body and gun was on the right, yelled "Taser! Taser! Taser!" before pulling out her gun and shooting him in the back at close range. She then said "Oh shit, I just shot him!".<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/12/us/brooklyn-center-minnesota-police-shooting/index.html Minnesota officer shouted 'Taser!' but fired a gun instead, fatally shooting a man at a traffic stop, police say], ''CNN''</ref> Wright drove off before crashing his car several feet away. He was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot.
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