Minneapolis police shot and killed a man Wednesday who they say was wielding a handgun and threatening people.
Authorities received an evening call about a man in south Minneapolis with a gun who was “threatening folks” and “not acting normally,” Police Chief Brian O’Hara told reporters after the shooting.
Officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of 29th Avenue South at about 9:03 p.m. When they encountered the man, he took off on foot, police said.
At 9:19 p.m., approximately 16 minutes later, a second 911 call was received from the 3400 block of Hiawatha Avenue, police said, where a caller indicated they saw a man waving a handgun and felt threatened.
Multiple officers gave chase before a confrontation ensued, O’Hara said. The man was instructed to drop his gun multiple times before officers fired, O’Hara said.
“All the information I have available to me, I have no reason to think this is anything other than a justifiable and lawful use of force by police officers,” O’Hara said.
The man was brought to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police did not immediately identify him.
The episode marked the first fatal law enforcement shooting in Minneapolis since Officer Jamal Mitchell was shot and killed May 30 in what police have described as an ambush. The man who shot Mitchell was later killed by police.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the state agency that examines most police shootings, said it is investigating Wednesday’s shooting.
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