Daunte Wright's Father 'Cannot Accept' Cop's Taser Defense For Son's Killing

Daunte Wrights father says he cannot accept the police claim that the officer who fatally shot his son meant to fire a Taser instead of a gun because his son is never coming back.

Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts on Tuesday asked Aubrey Wright, the father of the 20-year-old Black man killed during a traffic stop outside of Minneapolis over the weekend, if he could accept the police explanation that it was an accidental shooting.

I cannot accept that, Wright answered. I lost my son. Hes never coming back. I cant accept that. A mistake? That doesnt sound right. This officer has been on the force for 26 years. I cant accept that.

Daunte Wrights mother, Katie Wright, added in the interview: I would like to see justice served and her held accountable for everything that shes taken from us.

EXCLUSIVE: Daunte Wrights father says he cant accept that a police officer fatally shot his 20-year-old son by accident: I lost my son. He is never coming back. I cant accept that. A mistake? That doesnt even sound right. https://t.co/gwMJmhAfUm pic.twitter.com/oRdhS2f7vv

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EXCLUSIVE: Daunte Wrights father says he cant accept that a police officer fatally shot his 20-year-old son by accident: I lost my son. He is never coming back. I cant accept that. A mistake? That doesnt even sound right. https://t.co/gwMJmhAfUm pic.twitter.com/oRdhS2f7vv
Good Morning America (@GMA) April 13, 2021

Daunte Wright was pulled over in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, for what authorities said was a traffic violation. During a struggle captured on police bodycam video , Officer Kimberly Potter, a 26-year veteran, draws a weapon and yells Taser, Taser, Taser. She fires one round, then cries, Holy shit, I just shot him.

Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said at a news conference on Monday that the bodycam video shows 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 and the officers reaction in distress immediately after, that this was an accidental discharge that resulted in the tragic death of Mr. Wright, Gannon said.

Katie Wright told Roberts she was on the phone with her son after the police stopped him and heard him ask: For what, am I in trouble?

I heard the phone getting put down pretty hard, she said on GMA. And then I heard scuffling and the girl that was with him screaming, and I heard an officer ask for them to hang up the phone, and then I didnt hear anything else.

Through tears, Katie Wright said she attempted to call her son back several times. Finally, Dauntes passenger answered and said hed been shot and was lying in the drivers seat unresponsive.

Then I heard an officer ask her to hang up the phone again and then after that, thats the last time Ive seen my son. I havent seen him since, Katie Wright said.

Daunte Wrights death, just outside Minneapolis, further inflamed ongoing tensions over racial injustice and police brutality. His killing, as the weekslong murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin enters its final phase, has sparked protests for the past two nights.

Chauvins killing of George Floyd in May 2020 touched off nationwide protests.