BCA identifies three MPD officers and dead man involved in fatal police shooting

The BCA has determined the identities of the three Minneapolis police officers who fired their weapons in a fatal shooting Wednesday that left one man dead.

According to investigators, officers Enoch Langford, Abdirizaq Mumin and Chaz Wilson fired their weapons during the confrontation, which ended near the intersection of 34th Street and Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis.

The Hennepin County Coroner has identified the deceased as 39-year-old Michael Warren Ristow of Bloomington. Ristow died from multiple gunshot wounds.

BCA investigators say officers responded to a 911 call from a person who said they were being threatened by a man with a gun. At the scene, officers attempted to make contact with the man, later determined to be Ristow, but investigators say Ristow fled from officers.

According to investigators, after a foot chase, officers fired on Ristow “as he turned toward officers with a weapon in his hand.”

From the preliminary findings, it is not clear whether Ristow pointed the gun at the officers or fired.

Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the man’s gun appeared to have jammed.

The officers are on leave while the BCA investigation continues.