Minneapolis, MN
Mother of New Haven native killed in the line of duty in Minneapolis: ‘He’s my hero’
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The New Haven community is getting ready to say a final farewell to Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell, who was killed in the line of duty two weeks ago.
“He’s my hero,” Janet Raper-Edwards said, holding a photo of her son. “He’s my hero. He’s my baby. I’m going to miss him.”
Jamal was killed in the line of duty on May 30. He joined the force less than two years ago.
“You could see it all in his face,” Raper-Edwards said. “He loved what he was doing and was proud of what he was doing.”
Raper-Edwards and her mother, Lillie Raper, shared with News 8 that Mitchell loved his community, was devoted to his family and his faith, and would do anything for anyone, always with a smile.
“His life spoke for him,” Raper said of his grandson. “When you met him, he made such an impression. He told you exactly who he was.”
“When I hear the stories of how the officers were sharing Jamal, how he was with the community, I was a proud mama,” Raper-Edwards said.
He grew up on Lombard Street in New Haven, attending the city’s public schools and the church his great-grandmother founded on Shelton Avenue.
This was home for much of his life and where he’ll be laid to rest on Monday.
“I was so proud to say that’s my son,” Raper-Edwards said. “Does it hurt? Absolutely. It hurts to know I won’t see him on this earth, but I’ll see him again up there.”
Mitchell’s sister described him as the peacekeeper among his six siblings. He was also a father of four with the love of his life, Tory.
“I’m proud of Jamal,” his mother said. “I’m proud of the dad he is. How he just loves his babies.”
During this dark time, there’s light in knowing the impact Mitchell made.
“Well done, Jamal. That’s what I say,” she said. “Job well done, son. We’ll see you soon. See you later.”
On Monday, the procession will leave the McClam Funeral Home, located at 95 Dixwell Ave., at 8:15 a.m., and the route will proceed on Webster Street to Goffe Street, then the Floyd Little Athletic Center at Hillhouse High School on Crescent Street.
Visiting hours will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The funeral is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
Following the funeral, the procession will proceed on Crescent Street to the E.T. Grasso Boulevard and enter the Evergreen Cemetery for a private burial.
MINNEAPOLIS (WJON News) — A popular Broadway show will be hitting a Minnesota stage this fall. Mamma Mia! will jump-start the Broadway on Hennepin series at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis from September 15th to the 20th.
Mamma Mia! has been seen in 50 productions in 16 different languages.
The 25th Anniversary production of Mamma Mia! made its return to Broadway last year for a limited run at the Winter Garden Theatre, where it got its start. The show also had a record-setting 14-year run on Broadway and toured from 2000 to 2017 with four different touring companies.
Mamma Mia! has grossed over $7 billion at the box office.
It inspired the blockbuster smash starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Amanda Seyfried as well. The 2018 follow-up, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is the most successful live musical movie sequel of all time.
Mamma Mia! is written by Catherine Johnson and directed by Phyllida Lloyd with choreography by Anthony Van Laast. Tickets for the show go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.
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A child was seriously injured after a car hit them in an alley in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.
Minneapolis police say a child was playing in an alley near 29th Avenue North and Lyndale Avenue North around 11:30 a.m. when a car hit them. The child was brought to the hospital with potentially-life-threatening injuries, police added.
The child’s age was not released by law enforcement.
The driver of the car stayed at the scene and is cooperating with law enforcement, Minneapolis police said.
There have been no arrests at this time.
A Minneapolis man is behind bars after stabbing a woman early Saturday morning.
According to the Minneapolis Police Department, officers responded to a stabbing around 12:30 a.m. near the intersection of W 24th St. and Pillsbury Avenue. Officers found an adult woman with a non-life-threatening injury consistent with an edged blade.
Authorities said a man known to the woman stabbed her after a verbal argument escalated.
Police arrested a 49-year-old man and is currently at the Hennepin County Jail, pending a second-degree domestic assault charge.
Police said no one else was hurt. The case remains under investigation.
If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, several resources are available to offer help. For immediate help, contact:
More than 12 million people just in the U.S. are affected by domestic violence every year, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
The organizations listed above can help connect victims to resources like safe shelter, advocacy, legal help and support groups.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline also offers tips for identifying abuse and supporting victims of abuse. CLICK HERE to see those.
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Minnesota also has a list of many other resources for victims of crimes that can be found HERE.
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