Minneapolis police Officer Jamal Mitchell, 36, was killed on May 30, 2024, after responding to a double shooting in the Whittier neighborhood. Mitchell was the first officer on scene and stopped to check on 35-year-old Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed, who was sitting beside a parked car and appeared injured. As Mitchell approached, Mohamed pulled out a handgun and shot the officer at close range, incapacitating him.

Officers Nick Kapinos and Luke Kittock arrived and were fired on by Mohamed; they returned fire and struck Mohamed multiple times. Mohamed died at the scene. Investigators later determined Mohamed had been the shooter inside the apartment building, where another man, Osman Said Jimale, was found dead. Mohamed had a prior burglary conviction that prohibited firearm possession and faced an active warrant related to a 2022 firearms incident.

Officer Mitchell was taken to Hennepin Healthcare and died of his wounds. No arrests were made in connection with Mitchell’s killing because the person who shot him was killed at the scene. Does anyone in the area have information about the events that night or knew Officer Mitchell or the other victims?