MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the two officers who shot the suspect Thursday mass shooting.
Nick Kapinos fired his department pistol, while Luke Kittock fired his department rifle, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said.
So says the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Jamal Mitchell responded to a shots fired call at an apartment complex in the 2200 block of Blaisdell Avenue around 5:15 p.m. Upon arrival, Mitchell radioed that he saw two men injured in the street. One of those men was later identified as a 35-year-old Mustafa Mohammed.
Mitchell approached Mohamed and asked if he was injured and needed help, authorities said. In response, Mohamed shot Mitchell, who later died from his wounds. Mohamed allegedly continued to shoot Mitchell after he fell to the ground.
Kapinos and Kittock arrived just as Mohamed had shot Mitchell. As they got closer, Mohamed started shooting at them. That’s when the two officers returned fire, hitting Mohamed, investigators said.
Officers provided assistance to Mohamed, but he died at the scene. Kittock was also injured in the shooting, but has since been released from the hospital.
Kapinos has 10 years of law enforcement experience and Kittock has nine. Both are on critical incident leave.
The shooting also injured a firefighter, which was not life-threatening. A bystander who was shot remains in critical but stable condition in the hospital.
During a search of the apartment complex, police found two people shot. One of the victims Osman said Jimale, died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner. The other person was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is reviewing body camera and police car footage of the incident as part of its investigation.
