Minneapolis, MN
St. Paul police release body camera footage of officers shooting armed Minneapolis murder suspect
”Drop the gun. Get on the ground, man. We want to help you!” officers tell Bennett, firing less lethal weapons fired at him. “We don’t want to kill you, man, please just drop the gun!”
A moment later, Bennett appears to point the gun at officers. More than a dozen gunshots ring out.
“Y’all did not have to do that!” a bystander shouts before about a dozen officers approach Bennett as he lies on the ground near the metro train tracks.
“Our city experienced another episode of gun violence last week,” Police Chief Axel Henry said in a statement after the shooting. “Our officers responded to one of the busiest intersections in our state for a person shooting a gun.
“Given the location, time of day, and number of motorists, light-rail users, and people on foot and bicycles in the area, I am thankful more people weren’t injured.”