BCA identifies three MPD officers, deceased man involved in fatal shootout with police

The BCA has identified the three Minneapolis police officers who fired their weapons during a fatal shooting Wednesday that left one person dead.

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

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner identified the deceased man as Michael Warren Ristow, 39, of Bloomington. Ristow died from multiple gunshot wounds.

BCA investigators say officers responded to a 911 call from a person who reported being threatened by an armed man. At the scene, officers attempted to make contact with the man who was later determined to be Ristow, but investigators say Ristow fled from officers.

After a chase, investigators say officers fired when Ristow “turned toward the officers with a gun in his hand.”

Preliminary findings do not specify whether Ristow pointed the gun at the officers or fired the gun.

Police Chief Brian O'Hara said the man's gun appeared to have “jammed.”

The officers are on leave as the BCA investigation continues.