Graffiti reading “Mpls still hates cops” and “No trial for them” marked the building next to the parking ramp where Smith was shot.Minneapolis, MN – A driver rammed his Jeep Cherokee at a high speed into a car protecting a crowd of Winston Smith protesters on Sunday night, killing the parked car’s owner and injuring two others.
Nine people were arrested on possible charges including suspicion of riot, assault, arson and damage to property. She said he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from his interactions with police.Īfter Thursday’s shooting, some people vandalized buildings and stole from area businesses, police said. Hopkins said she knew Smith had some court issues, but said police “tried to make a case against him that didn’t exist.” She said Smith had been harassed by police for years and had numerous cars impounded. “The two biggest things he cared about in this world was making people happy and being there for his kids,” she said. Hopkins said Smith was a spiritual man who prayed before every meal. According to the complaint in that case, officers in Bloomington began chasing Smith at a high speed, but stopped when he started driving the wrong way on a highway. Smith was also charged with fleeing police in Hennepin County last year. According to the complaint, officers arrested Smith on a probation violation and found a handgun under the driver’s seat of the car he had been in earlier. In December 2019, he was charged in Ramsey County with two counts of illegally possessing a firearm. With the felony conviction, Smith was barred from possessing a firearm.
Smith was sentenced to two years in prison, but the prison sentence was stayed for three years, provided he didn’t break the law. Smith pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting first-degree aggravated robbery for attacking his ex-girlfriend while another woman took her purse. The felony stems from a 2017 assault and robbery of Smith’s ex-girlfriend. “You’re supposed to be highly trained men, and you can’t handle a simple situation?”Īccording to online court records, Smith was wanted for allegedly being a felon in possession of a firearm in 2019.
You don’t even give him a chance to get out. “You’ve got seven unmarked cars and you shoot a man in his car. Marshals Service said that while deputy marshals do not wear body cameras, the Department of Justice permits state, local and tribal task force officers to do so. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said the U.S Marshals Service does not allow body camera usage for officers on its North Star Fugitive Task Force and there is no squad camera footage of the shooting. State investigators said Smith’s passenger, a 27-year-old woman, was treated for injuries from glass debris. The state investigators also said evidence indicates Smith fired his gun, saying a handgun and spent cartridge were found inside the car. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Friday that two sheriff’s deputies - one from Hennepin County and one from Ramsey County - fired their weapons, striking Smith. The Marshals Service said in a statement Thursday that Smith, who was in a parked vehicle, didn’t comply with law enforcement and “produced a handgun resulting in task force members firing upon the subject.” Marshals Fugitive Task Force were trying to arrest Smith on a warrant for allegedly being a felon in possession of a gun, authorities said.
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