MINNEAPOLIS – Community members gather Monday morning to speak out against the violence and show their support for the ensuing Minneapolis Police Department the shooting death of officer Jamal Mitchell.
The Unity Community Mediation Team, several Black pastors and public safety advocates honored Mitchell’s life and service.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says Mitchell was fatally shot at close range Thursday by the man he was trying to help.
Two other officers witnessed the shooting and came to Mitchell’s aid. Officers Nick Kapinos and Luke Kittock returned fire, killing the suspect. Kittock was injured in the shooting but has been released from the hospital.
Both officers are on leave while the investigation continues, which is standard protocol. The BCA says they found a handgun with an extended magazine and several shell casings at the scene.
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Investigators are still reviewing video captured by body and dashboard cameras.
We also learn more about the man police say was responsible for the shooting. Mustafa Mohammed. Court records show he was convicted of first-degree burglary in 2007 and found ineligible to carry a firearm.
At the time of the shooting, he had an active arrest warrant for an incident in 2022.
According to court documents, police saw him at the scene of a robbery in downtown Minneapolis with a gun.
Thursday’s shooting also killed Osman Jimale, who was in an apartment. Four others were injured: another police officer, a firefighter and two more civilians, one also in the same apartment and one in a vehicle.
The BCA says the bystander in the vehicle is in critical but stable condition.
NOTE: The original air date of the video for this article is June 2, 2024.
