Felony suspect shot, killed by officers in Minneapolis' Powderhorn neighborhood; body cam footage to be released Thursday

A man was shot and killed by Minneapolis police officers Wednesday night in the city's Powderhorn neighborhood.

According to Minneapolis Police, officers were engaged in a traffic stop with a felony suspect near East 36th Street and Cedar Avenue at about 6:15 p.m.

During the stop, police said gunfire was exchanged and the suspect was struck. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. According to Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, the suspect fired at officers before officers returned fire.

Police said a woman in the passenger's seat was not injured, and officers were also not injured in the incident.

Minneapolis police claim obstruction following recent shooting; City Council member wants George Floyd Square reopened

After two people were shot at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue Sunday night, the Minneapolis Police Department sent an email to City Council Members Andrea Jenkins and Alondra Cano, which said they had trouble getting to the area and when they did get to the scene of the shooting the evidence had been handled by people who oversee George Floyd Square.

George Floyd Square is cordoned off by a four-block area with barricades and is referred to by some as an "autonomous zone."

The email to Jenkins and Cano from a Minneapolis police inspector said, "I just wanted you to be aware of another incident at this location. Hostile crowds destroying evidence and initially refusing to entrance by 'security.'"

Jenkins told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS she supports the memorialization of George Floyd Square and wants it to become a permanent fixture as she and others on the City Council pursue racial justice and police reform. But she does not condone any action which inhibits police investigations.

'Operation Safety Net': National Guard could be deployed indefinitely while officers in Floyd case stand trial

The Minnesota National Guard is preparing for a potentially massive and indefinite deployment early next year, during the high-profile trial of the four former Minneapolis police officers tied to the death of George Floyd, according to an internal plan obtained by 5 INVESTIGATES.

The 12-page warning order called "Operation Safety Net" outlines in great detail how the guard will respond to anticipated civil unrest before, during and after the trial of Derek Chauvin, J Alexander Keung, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao.

The worst-case scenario calls for all available guard forces in the state to be activated for an indefinite period of time.

If activated, it would be an unprecedented commitment of time and resources on the heels of a record-setting year for citizen-soldiers and airmen who were also called to help stop the rioting and looting after Floyd’s death.

Attorney's office: No charges filed against pawn shop owner in man's shooting death

Nobody will be charged in connection to a man's death in May because looters destroyed all security video and only one witness cooperated.

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office said Monday that a pawn shop owner won't be charged in Calvin Horton Jr.'s death after a six-month investigation by Minneapolis police, citing insufficient evidence to overcome a self-defense argument.

Officers were called to 1538 E. Lake Street around dusk on May 27 and found Horton lying on the sidewalk, suffering from a gunshot wound. He later died at a hospital.

Because officers were verbally and physically assaulted, no firearm was recovered, police said, and crime lab personnel couldn't return to the crime scene until the following morning. By that time, everything in the pawn shop was gone, including security cameras and the DVR.