Overview
- The attack began during a custody handoff on Sept. 2 when Carlton Johnson II shot people outside Shoreline Plaza, rode an elevator to the ninth floor and killed two residents.
- City-released body-worn camera clips published Sept. 16 show officers encountering the shooter in a hallway, audio of officers saying they were hit, and a sudden yellowish haze that obscured the scene.
- Officer Joseph Michnowski, who was shot in the stomach during the ninth-floor exchange, was released from the hospital on Sept. 16 and Officer Yahye Ahmed, shot in the leg, was released earlier this month.
- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is leading a multiagency investigation that includes an officer-involved shooting review and probes into the haze’s cause and the shooter’s possible motive.
- Security experts and reports note the building’s narrow hallway layout and prior calls for service created tactical challenges, and officials say the footage could prompt reviews of building safety and police response procedures.