The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that it will not file charges against three Minneapolis police officers who fatally shot a man last June.
The office said that after reviewing the findings of an investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, it found “no evidence of unlawful behavior by law enforcement” in the shooting of 39-year-old Michael Warren Ristow.
“The loss of any life is a tragic event,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a statement. “After a thorough review of the BCA investigation, the decision to decline charges in this case is appropriate. Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by this incident.”
Ristow was shot by police on June 12 near the intersection of 33rd Street and Hiawatha Avenue. Authorities said a 911 caller reported being threatened by a man with a gun. Officers pursued an armed suspect — later identified as Ristow — who didn’t comply with orders to drop the gun.
The BCA reported that Ristow “came up to a fence line and turned toward the officers with a gun in his hand.” Three officers — Enoch Langford, Abdirizaq Mumin and Chaz Wilson — opened fire.
Ristow died from multiple gunshot wounds. The incident was captured on officers’ body cameras.
Collected from Minnesota Public Radio News. View original source here.
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