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No charges against Minneapolis officers in black man's death
Man appears to be holding gun in body-camera video
No charges against Minneapolis officers in black man's death
This June 23, 2018, image from multiple police cam videos provided by the Minneapolis Police Department shows a chase between Officers Justin Schmidt and Ryan Kelly and suspect Thurman Blevins in Minneapolis. Authorities released the body-camera video Sunday, July 29, 2018, from the two officers in the fatal shooting of Blevins, with the footage showing the man shot from behind after a frenetic foot chase and what appeared to be a gun in his hand.
MINNEAPOLIS — Two Minneapolis police officers who shot and killed a black man last month were justified in using deadly force, a prosecutor announced Monday, saying the man was fleeing police and turned toward them with a loaded gun before he was shot.
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