The mother of the Minnesota man who was fatally shot by a police officer on Sunday called the day the worst of her life in a press conference on Tuesday. Katie Wright recounted being on the phone with Daunte Wright, 20, after he was pulled over for a traffic violation in Brooklyn Center near Minneapolis. He told her that the police officers were asking about insurance. She asked to be put on the phone with an officer to convey the insurance information, but Wright was soon being handcuffed for an outstanding warrant and the phone was hung up. Wright resisted arrest and tried fleeing the scene. He was shot by officer Kim Potter, who resigned on Tuesday along with Police Chief Tim Gannon, who had previously told reporters Potter thought she was firing her Taser. “They hung up the phone. Three or four seconds went by. I tried calling it back …
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