Police in Minneapolis shot and killed a man in retaliation for a shooting during a traffic stop south of the city Wednesday night, officials said.
Police spokesman John Elder said the incident happened at 6.15pm when officers were driving a traffic stop with a crime suspect.
The old man said the man was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. A woman in the car was upset, Elder said. He declined to say whether he had obtained a police gun at the scene.
The elder said no officers were injured. He said he did not know how many officers operated traffic stops. Officers’ body cameras were on.
Police Chief Mederia Arradondo said witnesses said the man fired first. He promised to release the video from the police body camera on Thursday.
“I want our communities to have it so they can see themselves,” he said. Until then, Aradondo said, “Please allow me, the (state) investigators, to give us time, give us evidence, get facts, so that we can process this.”
The state bureau App Criminal Appearances was called in to handle the investigation.
The shooting took place less than a mile from a street corner where George Floyd died in May when a Minneapolis officer pressed a knee to Floyd’s neck for minutes, until Floyd even pleaded not to breathe. This led to violent protests, sometimes spreading across the country and turning the Black Lives Matter into an international cause.
After the shooting on Wednesday night, The video has been posted on social media Star showed a bunch of opponents protesting gear Riot police and officials by journalists by the Tribune.
Mayor Jacob Frey said in a statement late Wednesday evening that he was working with Aradondo for information about the shooting and assured to get him out as soon as possible by coordinating with the state investigation.
“These past year’s events have marked some dark days in our city,” Frey said. “We know that life has become shorter and the trust between communities of color and law enforcement is fragile … we must all be committed to the facts, to justice and to peace.”
In Minneapolis, Floyd’s death pushed for a radical change in the police department, long criticized by activists for what they call a ruthless culture that resisted change. Pressure from some city council members to replace the department with a new public safety unit failed this summer.
Free and Aredondo, who opposed the removal of the department, have offered a number of policy changes since Floyd’s death, including limiting the use of so-called knock-on warrants, amending force-using policies and informing authorities of their efforts. Quiet conditions.
All four officers involved in Floyd’s death were fired and quickly charged with his death. Their trial is set to begin in March.
With the Associated Press
