BCA releases new details on shooting that killed Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Sunday released more details about the shooting in south Minneapolis last week that left three people dead, including a police officer.

The BCA said Minneapolis police Officer Jamal Mitchell was the first to arrive on the scene after responding to a report of a double shooting near 22nd Street and Blaisdell Avenue.

Mitchell said over the radio that he saw two men with injuries on the street. One of the men is the suspected shooter, 35-year-old Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed, the BCA said. The other person was a passerby who was shot and whose name was not released.

According to the BCA, Mitchell got out of his car and approached Mohamed, who was sitting next to a parked vehicle.

“Mitchell asked Mohamed if he was injured and needed help. Without warning, Mohamed pulled out a gun and shot Mitchell at close range. Mitchell fell to the ground, unable to act,” the BCA press release said.

MPD officers Nick Kapinos and Luke Kittock arrived at the scene and saw Mohamed shooting Mitchell, according to the BCA report. They returned fire and shot Mohamed. He died at the scene. Officer Mitchell died at the hospital.

The BCA is investigating this shooting and a related shooting: a homicide in an apartment building about a block from where Mitchell was shot. Osman Said Jimale, 32, was shot inside an apartment at 2221 Blaisdell Ave. Mitchell was shot outside at 2109 Blaisdell Ave.

The agency is reviewing body camera and patrol car footage as part of its investigation. It will submit its findings and make recommendations to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office without charge.

The BCA said the bystander who was shot remains in critical but stable condition at the hospital. A Minneapolis firefighter was also treated for injuries.