2 other officers who fired shots in Minneapolis shooting that killed officer identified

Authorities on Sunday identified two more Minneapolis police officers who took part in the shooting that left their colleague Jamal Mitchell dead last week.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said officers Nick Kapinos and Luke Kittock exchanged gunfire with Mustafa Mohamed, 35, after shooting Mitchell on Thursday.

Kapinos has 10 years of law enforcement experience and Kittock has nine, the BCA said in a news release.

The BCA said that, according to a preliminary investigation, Mitchell was the first police officer to arrive at an apartment building on Blaisdell Avenue following a reported shooting. In a radio transmission, Mitchell said he saw two injured men in the street – Mohamed and an injured passerby.

“Mitchell got out of his car and approached Mohamed, who was sitting next to a parked vehicle,” the BCA said. “Mitchell asked Mohamed if he was injured and if he needed help. Without warning, Mohamed pulled out a handgun and shot Mitchell at point blank range. Mitchell fell to the ground, unable to act .”

When other officers arrived, they saw Mohamed shoot Mitchell several times, according to the office.

Mohamed then shot the other police officers; they returned fire, hitting him, the BCA said.

Mohamed died instantly. Kittock was injured in the shooting, but has since been released from the hospital. The injured bystander remained hospitalized Sunday in critical but stable condition, according to the news release.