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Michael Warren Ristow
Gender : Male
Age : 39
Race : White
Date : 06/12/2024
Location : 3400 block of Hiawatha Avenue
City : Minneapolis
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minneapolis Police Department
Officer(s) :Officer Enoch Langford, Officer Abdirizaq Mumin, Officer Chaz Wilson
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On June 12, 2024, at approximately 9:19 p.m., Minneapolis Police Department officers responded to a 911 call reporting a man seen with a handgun and allegedly threatening people near the 3400 block of Hiawatha Avenue. Officers arrived and identified the man as 39-year-old Michael Warren Ristow. He fled on foot, and police chased after him.
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The pursuit ended near a fence, where Ristow allegedly turned toward the officers with a handgun. Officers Enoch Langford, Abdirizaq Mumin, and Chaz Wilson opened fire, striking him an unknown number of times. He was transported to Hennepin Healthcare and was pronounced dead at 9:52 p.m.
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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is handling the investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis-police-shooting-hiawatha-avenue-id
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/man-fatally-shot-by-minneapolis-police-on-wednesday-identified/
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/06/21/video-minneapolis-police-shout-at-man-to-drop-the-gun-before-firing-fatal-shots
Bodycam Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKMbfQApDXg