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Winston Smith Jr. s killing by members of a federal task force in Minneapolis last month is prompting fresh scrutiny of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, along with its newly formed unit dedicated to investigating violent or deadly police encounters and other misconduct.
The latest investigation lies with the year-old Force Investigations Unit (FIU), specifically dedicated to decreasing law enforcement violence. The unit has 23 staffers, including a special-agent-in-charge, two assistant special agents, 13 senior special agents, two criminal intelligence analysts and a victim, family and community relations coordinator. I want everyone in Minnesota to know we have a strong commitment to continually improve, BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said in an interview last week from his office in St. Paul. People may not feel good about an outcome, but I want people to have trust in our process.
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Olivia, Minn., struggles to understand fatal shooting by police officer A now-familiar story plays out in tight-knit western Minnesota town. July 9, 2021 10:23pm Text size Copy shortlink:
OLIVIA, MINN. – They knew each other, the two men facing off in a dark alley in this west-central Minnesota town. They had a history.
In the past five years, Ricardo Torres Jr. had been arrested four times by Aaron Clouse, an Olivia police officer. On one occasion, according to court records, Clouse chased Torres through a grain elevator and used a Taser on him.
This time, Clouse used a gun. Shots fired behind Dirks Furniture, a breathless Clouse radioed at 2:20 a.m. on July 4. Rick Torres just pulled a gun on me. Shots fired. Send help.
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