Minneapolis Police Fatally Shoot Man During South Side Traffic Stop

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis police say a man is dead after he was shot by officers Wednesday night in the city’s Powderhorn neighborhood.

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It happened at about 6:15 p.m. outside of the Holiday gas station off of East 36th Street and Cedar Avenue. Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says officers pulled over a felony suspect. He said initial witness statements show the suspect fired first at officers, who then fired back and killed him. The suspect’s female passenger was not hurt, nor were officers. Sources tell WCCO investigators at the scene also found a gun on the suspect. Arradondo said police body camera footage of the shooting will be released Thursday. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is leading the investigation.

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Officers with the Minneapolis and Metro Transit police departments were on hand to hold the scene as the BCA collected evidence. Arradondo urged people gathering at the scene late Wednesday night to leave in order to protect evidence in the area, and allow officers and investigators to do their work. He said he will not allow destructive, civil unrest to occur.

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Mayor Jacob Frey released this statement late Wednesday evening:

Events of this past year have marked some of the darkest days in our city. We know a life has been cut short and that trust between communities of color and law enforcement is fragile. Rebuilding that trust will depend on complete transparency. I am working closely with Chief Arradondo to gather all the facts surrounding what happened tonight and will be relaying that information, in coordination with State partners, to community as quickly as possible. We must all be committed to getting the facts, pursuing justice, and keeping the peace.

The shooting scene is less than a mile from where George Floyd died while being detained by now-former Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.

Source: CBS Minnesota