Two days after a Minneapolis man livestreamed the final moments before he was fatally shot by police, many questions remain.
This undated photo provided by Anthony Darst shows Brian Quinones. Quinones, 30, was fatally shot by police in suburban Minneapolis on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, after a police chase that Quinones livestreamed on Facebook. Police say Quinones confronted officers with a knife before he was shot.
Shawn Price, 35, stopped Monday to pay his respects at a makeshift memorial near where Quinones was shot. Price says based on what he heard in Quinones’ video, the number of shots fired seemed to be “completely in excess,” and he wonders if police could have done more to de-escalate the situation. Craig Futterman, a University of Chicago law professor, said deadly force should be a last resort and police need to assess a developing situation and look for a way to de-escalate.
Authorities began chasing Quinones late Saturday after they say he ran a red light and wouldn’t pull over. In the livestream video, Quinones, who is from Puerto Rico but had lived in Minnesota for many years, can be seen glancing in the rearview mirror, and sometimes rapping along with the music before he gets out of the car. Before starting the livestream, he posted on Facebook, “So sorry.”
No police officers were hurt. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating and declined to comment on Monday. A statement released Sunday by the city of Edina says Quinones “confronted officers with a knife,” and the county medical examiner said Quinones died of multiple gunshot wounds. Bob Bennett, an attorney who represents Quinones’ wife, said he wants to see those videos. He could not confirm whether Quinones’ family called police about his mental state, and Joshua Quinones declined to talk to a reporter Monday.
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