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Two Minnesota sheriff s deputies who were on a US Marshals task force shot and killed felon Winston Boogie Smith, 32, while trying to serve an arrest warrant for illegally carrying a firearm.
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According to the lawsuit, Michael Cooper was arrested on May 30, 2020, while he was a credentialed member of the press and holding a valid HR 218, which permits him to carry a concealed firearm anywhere in the United States. (Photo by David McNew/Newsmakers)
MINNEAPOLIS CNN employee Michael Cooper is suing the Minnesota State Patrol after he was arrested in May 2020 during the unrest related to the death of George Floyd. Cooper, a Black man, was working as a security officer for the CNN crew that was covering the protests in Minneapolis.
Cooper was detained in the Hennepin County Jail for nearly 20 hours for a curfew violation and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to his legal team.