, a 20-year-old Black man, on Sunday meant to use her Taser but accidentally fired her gun, officials said in a press conference Monday.
"Taser, Taser, Taser!" the female officer can be heard saying in the video."Oh shit! I just shot him." "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 the tragic death of Mr. Wright," Gannon said.
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How do you mistake a taser for a gun, that's like mistaking a spoon for a knife. They are full of shit
No I'm sorry, I can understand that if the taser is worn on the same side of the belt as the gun, but it's not, its on totally the opposite side and the officer know that...
God what training do these people go through?
This is total bullshit! A taser doesn’t even come out of the duty holster from the same place as a gun.
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