Updated: 2:41 PM PST, January 06, 2021
Dolal Idd, 23, is the first person to be killed by the Minneapolis Police Department since George Floyd.
Why did a Black Minneapolis man Dolal Idd die in a shootout with police on December 30? The 23-year-old allegedly fired the first shots while attempting to illegally sell a handgun to a confidential informant, according to newly released police records.
Idd was prohibited from possessing firearms due to past convictions, but activists are still questioning how the case has been handled.
The three Minneapolis Police officers involved, Officer Paul Huynh, Sgt. Darcy Klund and Officer Jason Schmitt, are on standard administrative leave following the shooting, according to the KSTP.
Dolal Idd, 23, was shot dead by Minneapolis police on Wednesday as they attempted to arrest him
Search warrant documents released Monday revealed cops suspected Idd was illegally selling firearms
They were being helped by a confidential informant to buy a MAC-10 high capacity pistol from Idd before the shootout in which he was killed began
The confrontation happened about 6.15pm Wednesday in a gas station on the south side, about a mile from where George Floyd died under knee of a cop
Preliminary reports have concluded Idd shot at cops first
Officers also raided Idd s family home after his death as the informant claimed that they would find more firearms there
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New video released by the Minneapolis Police Department showed that a 23-year-old man fired first before he was shot and killed by police officers during an attempted traffic stop Wednesday evening.
The footage from the cameras worn by officers appears to confirm the account of the encounter given by authorities amid forceful but peaceful demonstrations and calls for more transparency in the death of Dolal Idd.
Police Chief Medaria Arradondo released the footage at a news conference Thursday in what he called a demonstration of the department s commitment to transparency. But, he said, while the case is being investigated, the body camera footage showed that officers only fired after being fired upon.
Investigators in Minnesota were trying to buy a high-capacity pistol from Dolal Idd with the help of a confidential informant before the 23-year old was killed in an exchange of gunfire with Minneapolis police last week, according to search warrant documents released Monday.
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