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Fargo chief identifies officer and suspect killed, officers injured in shooting

Fargo chief identifies officer and suspect killed, officers injured in shooting

Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski said the gunman opened fire Friday afternoon for “no known reason at all” but that he was confident investigators will eventually figure out the motive.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Judge OKs state plan to monitor MPD, overhaul policing

Judge OKs state plan to monitor MPD, overhaul policing

During a two-year investigation, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights found a pattern of racial discrimination in the MPD. The U.S. Justice Department reached similar conclusions in a report last month.
by Nina Moini and Matt Sepic

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Judge convicts Minneapolis man of attacking cops during Capitol seige

Judge convicts Minneapolis man of attacking cops during Capitol seige

A federal judge Wednesday found Brian Christopher Mock guilty of assaulting police and other crimes during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors said video showed Mock shoving two police officers to the ground and kicking one of them.
by Matt Sepic

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Ex-Minneapolis cop gets 9 months for killing driver in high-speed crash

Ex-Minneapolis cop gets 9 months for killing driver in high-speed crash

Then-officer Brian Cummings was chasing a stolen Kia along Lyndale Avenue North at speeds near 100 miles per hour in July 2021 when he crashed into Leneal Frazier's Jeep. Cummings had an “inordinate need for speed” one prosecutor said Wednesday.
by Matt Sepic

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Minneapolis unveils 'audacious' community safety plan

Minneapolis unveils 'audacious' community safety plan

Minneapolis leaders unveiled a new community safety plan Tuesday afternoon that lays out a roadmap for public safety that goes beyond policing. But it doesn’t have a set budget.
by Dan Kraker

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Man gets 37 1/2 years for killing girl caught in Minneapolis gunfire

Man gets 37 1/2 years for killing girl caught in Minneapolis gunfire

Trinity Ottoson-Smith, 9, was at a friend’s birthday party in May 2021 when prosecutors said Dpree Shareef Robinson fired a gun from the alley at three people on the house’s back porch, hitting and killing the girl. Robinson was sentenced Tuesday.
by Matt Sepic

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Minneapolis police chief says he was unaware of new hire's past excessive force allegations

Minneapolis police chief says he was unaware of new hire's past excessive force allegations

Chief Brian O'Hara said he did not know a new officer allegedly used excessive force in a previous job before signing off on his hiring. Tyler Timberlake, who’s white, used a stun gun on Lamonta Gladney, who’s Black, and pressed his knees into his neck and back in 2020 in Fairfax County, Va.
by Matt Sepic

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