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Rex Features Ltd. do not claim any Copyright or License of the attached image Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (11856162e) Police body cam footage which has been released showing black man Daunte Wright being pulled over on Sunday for a traffic violation in which he is in the process of being handcuffed by police when he struggles free and jumps back into his car. Brooklyn Center Police officer Kim Potter can be then heard shouting "Taser, Taser, Taser" as Daunte Wright gets back into the car but she then shoots him with a sungle bullet from a police handgun instead. Wright briefly manages to drive away as Potter says "Holy s***, I just shot him." Fatally wounded, Daunte Wright crashed the car a few streets away. At a press conference following the shooting, Police Chief Tim Gannon said the fatal shooting in the US city of Brooklyn Center in Minnesota was an accident. He said Potter meant to use a Taser but mistakently drew her gun instead. The officer was named as Kim Potter who has worked for Brooklyn Center Police for 26 years. Daunte Wright, USA - 13 Apr 2021 Daunte Wright's death has sparked protests and a curfew has been declared. Crowds defied the curfew last night to gather for a second night outside Brooklyn Center Police headquarters where witnesses said some threw fireworks and bottles at officers who responded with tear gas and stun grenades. Tension in nearby Minneapolis has increased with the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin continuing, who is accused of killing black man George Floyd.