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An attorney for a man charged with provoking a gunfight with Minneapolis police that left him seriously injured is pushing for the Hennepin County Attorney s Office to be removed from the case, arguing that prosecutors are withholding potentially key evidence about the officers involved.
Hennepin County public defender Shauna Kieffer said, in a filing on Monday, that the state has refused to turn over so-called Brady materials, outlining any red flags about certain officers involved in the case that might affect their credibility in court. Her client, Zedrick Cooper, faces three counts of first-degree assault and one count of ineligible possession of ammunition and a firearm, for his role in the Jan. 14 shooting.
5 Minneapolis Police officers fired weapons in shooting that injured man
By FOX 9 Staff
A large police presence in the area of Dowling Avenue North and Vincent Avenue North in Minneapolis.
According to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the officers have been put on standard administrative leave.
Suspect injured in gunfire exchange with Minneapolis police
Police say a suspect was injured during an exchange of gunfire with officers in Minneapolis early Thursday morning.
The officers were identified as the following:
Officer Felix Alvarado has been with the Minneapolis Police Department for four years. He discharged his firearm.
Officer Cory Krautkramer has been with the department for seven years. He discharged his firearm.
KSTP Created: December 21, 2020 04:03 PM
Monday, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman declined to charge nine Minneapolis police officers in the December 2019 fatal shooting of Chiasher Vue.
According to the BCA, officers were called to a home in the area of 3100 Thomas Avenue North on Dec. 15, 2019, after a 911 call about a man carrying a knife and shooting a gun inside of the home.
Authorities said several family members escaped the home unharmed, but one remained inside and wasn t injured.
When officers arrived, they made contact with the man, later identified as 52-year-old Chiasher Fong Vue, by phone and by speaking through an interpreter. Police said officers tried to convince Vue to leave the home, but after he briefly came to the front door, he went back inside and returned to the doorway with a rifle.
No charges for Minneapolis police officers in 2019 Chiasher Vue shooting
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said the officers use of deadly force was necessary, proportional, and objectively reasonable.
Credit: KARE 11
A report of at least one shot had been fired inside the home in the 3100 block of Thomas Ave. N. Author: KARE Staff Updated: 5:40 PM CST December 21, 2020
Minneapolis police officers who fatally shot an armed man in north Minneapolis last year will not be charged, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Monday.
Police shot Chiasher Vue on Dec. 15, 2019 on the porch of his north Minneapolis home. Vue was taken via ambulance to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.