The #City of #Minneapolis has released bodycam footage from the fatal police shooting on #Cedar #Avenue #Wednesday evening.
The shooting happened in the parking lot of the #Holiday gas station on the 3500 block of #Cedar, and resulted in the death of a man identified by family as 23-year-old #Dolal #Idd.
The 27-second video shows the driver of a white sedan maneuvering in the parking lot as police squad cars surrounded the vehicle.
#One of the officers shouts, “#Hands up! #Police! #Hands up!” as the car maneuvers. #It appears to show #Idd pointing something towards the police. A sound is then heard and the driver’s side window shatters from the inside, causing the officer wearing the bodycam to take cover.
#Police chief #Medaria #Arradondo said #Wednesday that initial witness reports stated #Idd had shot first.
#Officers, who are on the driver’s side of the vehicle, then respond by firing more than a dozen shots into the vehicle, with #Idd later pronounced dead.
MPD spokesman #John #Elder said #Wednesday evening that there was a female passenger in the vehicle, who was not injured.
The short video doesn’t include any footage or details that describe how the situation got to that point. #No details have been released either that explain why officers drew their guns in the first place.
#Elder had said that officers had carried out a traffic stop on a “felony suspect,” but did not provide any details as to what felony #Idd was wanted for.
MPD has said the videos below are the only ones they are releasing for now.
#Warning: They contain graphic and upsetting scenes and language.
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