Minneapolis, MN
Watch live: Community members speak out in support of Minneapolis police after officer Jamal Mitchell’s killing
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MINNEAPOLIS — Community members are gathering on Monday morning to speak out against violence and to voice support for the Minneapolis Police Department following the shooting death of officer Jamal Mitchell.
WCCO will cover the press conference live at 10:30 a.m., which you can watch via CBS News Minnesota, Pluto TV or the CBS News app on your phone or connected TV.
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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says Mitchell was fatally shot at close range Thursday by the man he was trying to help.
Two other officers witnessed the shooting and came to Mitchell’s aid. Officers Nick Kapinos and Luke Kittock returned fire, killing the suspect. Kittock was injured in the shootout but has been released from the hospital.
Both officers are on leave while the investigation continues, which is standard protocol. The BCA says they found a handgun with an extended magazine and several shell casings at the scene.
Investigators are still reviewing video captured by body and dash cameras.
We’re also learning more about the man police say was responsible for the shooting, Mustafa Mohamed. Court documents show he was convicted of first-degree burglary in 2007 and ineligible to carry a firearm.
At the time of his shooting, he had an active warrant for his arrest over an incident in 2022.
Court documents say police saw him at the scene of a downtown Minneapolis robbery carrying a gun.
Thursday’s shooting also killed Osman Jimale, who was inside an apartment. Four others were injured: another police officer, a firefighter and two more civilians, one also inside the same apartment and one in a vehicle.
The BCA says the bystander in the vehicle is in critical but stable condition.
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Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis’ contested housing development plan plows forward
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other government officials celebrated moving forward with the city’s housing development plan, the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, on Tuesday.
The plan had been in a years-long court battle. Opposing organizations alleged that the city should have conducted an environmental review before approving the plan.
The 2040 plan aims to establish more densely built and affordable housing for Minneapolis’ future development.
“This is a day that has been six years in the making, in that when Minneapolis recognized that we had an affordable housing shortage, we recognize that we like so many other cities throughout the country needed to increase our supply of housing. The 2040 plan helped us get there,” Frey said.
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Legislation in the 2024 session clarified the bill, allowing for stalled housing projects to begin again.
“Our legislative intent was very clear that this was a bill to end this lawsuit and to defend the Minneapolis 2040 plan,” said Rep. Sydney Jordan, DFL-Minneapolis. “We believe in this plan. We took huge steps this year to defend it and we will continue to do so as necessary.”
Jack Perry, the attorney for opposing groups like Smart Growth Minneapolis and Minnesota Citizens for the Protection of Migratory Birds, said their fight is far from over. They filed an appeal with the Supreme Court.
“Almost every project is financed and it is pretty hard to finance something when the authority is based upon a 2040 plan that is tied up in litigation,” Perry said. “The mayor says they’re going forward. That’s all fine but the actual developers will have to worry about this litigation. He may not because it’s not his pocketbook that’s being opened up to build things based upon a foundation of a plan that is highly suspect.”
The press conference celebrating the 2040 plan was held at Wakpada Apartments, a new complex that’s a product of the 2040 plan.
One of the apartment’s developers, Sean Sweeney, said the 2040 plan has allowed him to be creative and “do things that benefit the community.”
“I’ve worked in several markets around the country, and I can say without a doubt that being a developer in Minneapolis, especially now with the 2040 plan, is an absolute dream,” Sweeney said.
The plan began in 2018. Since then, Minneapolis has invested over $360 million into affordable rental housing and homeownership programs.
“Minneapolis is being seen around the country as a leader in the affordable housing space, we’re seen as a leader in this push to desegregate cities. And we’re seen as a municipality to copy and to replicate in the work that we’re having right now,” Frey said.
Minneapolis, MN
32-year-old charged with hiding body of Minneapolis woman
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A 32-year-old Iowa woman was charged on Tuesday with concealing the body of Liara Tsai, 35, of Minneapolis.
Court records show that Margot Lewis made her first appearance in Olmsted County Court Tuesday morning.
According to a criminal complaint, authorities were called to a one-vehicle crash at the intersection of I-90 and Highway 42 in Olmsted County on Saturday.
Based on tire tracks, authorities believe the driver, identified as Lewis, was speeding eastbound on I-90 when she went into the median.
Bystanders told responding deputies there appeared to be a deceased or injured person in the car.
Inside, deputies found a body wrapped in a bed sheet, a blanket, a futon-style mattress and a tarp, court documents state. The person, later identified as Tsai, was obviously deceased and authorities said she didn’t seem to have been killed in the crash. She was cold to the touch and there was dried blood on the blanket.
Investigators later found a large wound on the right side of Tsai’s neck.
Lewis was medically cleared at the hospital and then booked into Olmsted County Jail. She did not respond audibly to law enforcement.
Lewis’ mugshot is not yet available on the Olmsted County Jail roster. This article will be updated when it becomes available.
The Medical Examiner confirmed on Sunday that Tsai was killed before the car crash.
Monday evening, Minneapolis police and members of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension executed a search warrant of Tsai’s home on 16th Street East and found a scene “indicating violence.”
Investigators have not announced any arrests for Tsai’s death.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Minneapolis, MN
A seeming fatal crash in southeastern Minnesota is now investigated as a homicide in Minneapolis
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A homicide investigation is underway in Minneapolis after law enforcement responded to a weekend motor vehicle crash in southeastern Minnesota and discovered a victim whose traumatic injuries weren’t consistent with a car accident.
While responding to the single-vehicle crash Saturday morning near the Eyota exit on Interstate 90, the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office found a body in the back seat of the car, according to a press release.
The driver, 32-year-old Margot Lewis, was outside the vehicle and being tended to by a passerby. While checking to see if anyone else was in the vehicle, deputies found the body of a 35-year-old woman.
According to the sheriff’s office, the condition of the body was “suspicious” and it was “immediately apparent” the woman’s death wasn’t a result of the crash.
Lewis was eventually arrested for interference with a dead body.
Meanwhile, Minneapolis police were asked later Saturday to perform a welfare check at the dead woman’s home in the 700 block of 16th Street Southeast. According to Minneapolis police, authorities eventually executed a search warrant, and the scene inside the residence showed evidence of violence.
Lewis remains in custody ahead of a Tuesday court appearance.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending autopsy and notification of next of kin.
Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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