Shooter identified in MPD officer's death

Authorities have identified the man who shot and killed Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell in what investigators believe was an ambush.

A statement from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said Mustafa Ahmen Mohamed, 35, was also killed during the shooting.

Mitchell reportedly responded to a call of shots fired in south Minneapolis and was trying to help two injured people.

BCA investigators believe one of those people was Mohamed, who shot Mitchell.

Court records show Mohamed had two active warrants for his arrest when the shooting occurred last Thursday.

These records also indicate that Mohamed lived in Saint Cloud as of 2023.

A third person died in the shooting and four others were injured.