Prosecutor Begins to Review Whether Minnesota Trooper's Shooting of Black Man Was Justified
U.S. News & World Report 2023-09-19 20:24:58 • 2 mins
An investigation into a Minnesota trooper fatally shooting a Black man has wrapped up, and now it is up to prosecutors to decide if charges are warranted.
The Hennepin County Attorneys Office announced Tuesday that the Minnesota Public Safety Departments Bureau of Criminal Apprehension had submitted the findings of its inquiry into the death of 33-year-old Ricky Cobb II.
Trooper Ryan Londregan, who appears to be white, shot Cobb last month after he refused to leave his car during a stop on a Minneapolis freeway, according to the bureau, which investigates such shootings.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty vowed in in a news release to reach a decision "as quickly as possible and said a use-of-force expert had been enlisted to help.
