MINNEAPOLIS— The civilian shot and killed in a mass shooting in Minneapolis on Thursday evening has been identified as Osman Said Jimale.
Jimale, 32, died of multiple gunshot wounds, the Hennepin County medical examiner said Friday. He was killed at an apartment complex on the 2200 block of Blaisdell Avenue South. Another person was injured in the apartment, police said.
Officers were called to the scene around 5:15 p.m. for a shots fired call. A Minneapolis police officer, Jamal Mitchell, was rendering aid to someone when that person shot him, police said. Mitchell was taken to hospital, where he died. According to the medical examiner, the cause of death was determined to be multiple gunshot wounds.
Minneapolis police opened fire and shot the suspect, who died at the scene.
Officers searched the apartment complex and found Jimale, who may have been a resident of the building. A man was found shot to death in his car outside the apartment. A Minneapolis firefighter also suffered a non-life-threatening injury and was taken to the hospital, but was released shortly afterwards.
Earlier, before the shooting, WCCO learned that the suspected shooter struck a person on a scooter. A driver saw the argument and struck the suspect as he tried to drive away from the danger. The driver then heard gunshots and called police as he got to safety.
