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Richfield Police Release Unedited Bodycam Video of Deadly April 29 Shooting

The footage provides new primary evidence for a pending state review.

Overview

  • The Richfield Police Department released the unedited body-worn camera video Monday, offering the first public look at the shooting and warning viewers about graphic content.
  • Officers had responded to a reported car prowler April 29 on the 7500 block of Morgan Avenue South before spotting Desaver Hollis nearby and starting a foot chase.
  • Sgt. Mario Leon’s camera shows him tackling Hollis during the pursuit and then suffering a gunshot wound to the hand.
  • A second officer’s camera shows Sgt. Kristian Schultz drop a Taser and fire after a gun appears in Hollis’s hand while Leon lies wounded on the ground.
  • The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is conducting an independent use-of-force investigation that will go to the Hennepin County Attorney, and Hollis’s family has retained civil rights counsel and requested full records.