Minneapolis Police Officer Dies in Ambush Shooting That Killed 2 Others Including Suspected Gunman

Minneapolis Police Officer Dies in Ambush Shooting That Killed 2 Others Including Suspected Gunman
Law enforcement officers salute the flag-draped remains of fallen Minneapolis police Officer Jamal Mitchell as he is escorted to a waiting medical examiner's vehicle outside Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis on May 30, 2024. Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP
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MINNEAPOLIS—A Minneapolis police officer responding to a shooting call was ambushed and killed Thursday when he stopped to provide aid to a man who appeared to be a victim. That man instead wound up shooting the officer, authorities said.

The death of Officer Jamal Mitchell happened during a chaotic situation involving two crime scenes two blocks apart that left three people dead, two others hospitalized in critical condition, and another officer and a firefighter with less serious injuries.