Minneapolis police were involved in a deadly shooting. The chief said he will be releasing bodycam footage today

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“Initial witness statements indicate that the person involved in this crime first shot at Minneapolis police officers who then exchanged gunfire with the suspect,” Arradondo said.

The subject of the stop was pronounced dead on the spot. According to a police spokesman, this is the first fatal shooting since George Floyd’s death.

“MPD officers were unharmed and an adult female was a passenger in this vehicle and was also unharmed,” Arradondo said.

Officials did not provide details of the suspect during the shooting on Wednesday. When asked about the race of those involved, police said more information will be released in the coming days, along with the identities of the agents.

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The agents had body cameras activated, Arradondo said, adding that he plans to release those images Thursday.

“I want the community to be able to see what happened and I think that’s part of us moving forward again and making sure we get the facts out there.”

The shooting site is about a mile from where Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in late May. His death, captured on video, sparked national rallies calling for racial justice and accountability of the police.

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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigated on the spot and gathered “critical evidence,” the chief said.

In a statement on Facebook, Mayor Jacob Frey said “we know that a life has been cut short tonight and that trust between colored communities and law enforcement is fragile.”

“Rebuilding that trust relies on full transparency,” the mayor said. “I am working closely with Chief Arradondo to gather all the facts around what happened tonight and, in coordination with state partners, will pass that information to the community as soon as possible. We must all be determined to find out the facts, pursue justice , and keep the peace. “

CNN has contacted the city and the mayor’s office.

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“I have reached out to community members, faith leaders, and others,” Arradondo said.

Addressing people gathered in the shooting, the chief said, “We want to do everything we can to protect everyone’s rights to the First Amendment, to rally freely, to demonstrate, but, I repeat, we cannot be a destructive criminal. Allow behavior. City has been through too much. ”

If the demonstrations evolve into civil unrest, the chief said he will “make the decisions in terms of how we can try to resolve that peacefully.”

“But I want to emphasize this again, for those out there, we respect you exercising your rights to the First Amendment, but we have to protect our officers, we have to protect the community members, and I’m telling you, we have to preserve that crime scene so that the facts can continue to emerge regarding that. “

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