MINNEAPOLIS – Minneapolis police will release body camera footage Friday from two recent fatal shootings, including one that resulted in the death of Officer Jamal Mitchell.
Chief Brian O’Hara will show footage of the deadly May 30 and June 12 encounters during a news conference Friday morning.
How to watch
- What: Minneapolis police release body camera footage of fatal shootings
- Date: June 21, 2024
- Time: 11:30am CT
- Watch: On CBS News Minnesota on Pluto TV or in the CBS News app on your phone or connected TV.
May 30 shootings
Mitchell, 36, was fatally shot May 30 in the city’s Whittier neighborhood while providing medical aid to his 35-year-old killer Mustafa Mohammed, who had been shot by someone earlier. Mohamed was then killed by another officer.
Police say two civilians were also fatally shot and another officer and a firefighter were injured.
June 12 shootings
Three officers shot and killed 39-year-old Michael Warren Ristow near Hiawatha Avenue and East 34th Street on June 12 after 911 callers reported seeing an armed man walking through the neighborhood acting “irrationally.”
O’Hara said that after a brief foot chase, Ristow refused officers’ orders to drop his gun and was ultimately shot.
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