Biden Calls For Peaceful Protests After Daunte Wright Shooting
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Biden: ‘Remains to be Determined’ Whether Minnesota Police Shot Daunte Wright by AccidentPresident Biden said it “remains to be determined” whether the police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a black man, during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb on Sunday did so on accident.
Biden’s comments on Monday came after Police Chief Tim Gannon of the Brooklyn Center Police Department described the shooting as “an accidental discharge.” Gannon said the officer had intended to discharge a taser and instead fired a single shot at the man.
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Biden calls for 'peace and calm' in wake of Daunte Wright shooting in MinnesotaPresident Joe Biden on Monday called for "peace and calm" in the wake of the "tragic" fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota.
"I haven’t called Daunte Wright’s family, but my prayers are with the family. It’s really a tragic thing that happened," Biden told reporters in the Oval Office of Wright's death Sunday. "The question is, was it an accident? Was it intentional? That remains to be determined by a full-blown investigation," he said, describing the body-camera footage of the shooting as "fairly graphic."
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Biden calls for 'peace and calm' after Daunte Wright shooting sparks protests in MinnesotaPresident Joe Biden called for "peace and calm" on Monday following an evening of protests after a police officer in a Minneapolis suburb shot and killed a 20-year-old Black man during a traffic stop.
Biden called the shooting death of Daunte Wright on Sunday "a really tragic thing" and said he watched "fairly graphic" body camera footage from the officer who fired the fatal shot.
"The question is was it an accident? Was it intentional?" Biden told reporters at the White House. "That remains to be determined by a full-blown...
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