Hundreds March In Minneapolis Against ‘Nonsense Killing’ Of Dolal Idd

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Hundreds shut down a busy south Minneapolis intersection Sunday afternoon whereas demanding justice for 23-year-old Dolal Idd.

Minneapolis police shared physique digicam footage of the lethal incident from Wednesday evening at East thirty sixth Street and Cedar Avenue within the Powderhorn neighborhood.

But leaders from the group that organized Sunday’s rally — Minnesota’s chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) — informed WCCO the video doesn’t reply all of their questions. Jaylani Hussein is the chapter’s govt director.

“I am here to support for the community and for this nonsense killing,” Hussein mentioned.

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The day after Idd was shot by officers, MPD launched one officer’s physique digicam footage displaying how the capturing unfolded. Police say the video proves Idd fired at officers first.

The group protesting Sunday says a deadly use of drive was not crucial, and so they nonetheless have unanswered questions.

“The video is inconclusive,” Hussein mentioned.

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And he defined what justice for Dolal appears like.

“We want police officers to have serious consequences for their use of force. Right now they don’t,” Hussein mentioned. “They’re given a great deal of discretion to kill people.”

On Saturday, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office launched extra physique digicam footage from a search warrant they executed at Idd’s residence in Eden Prairie after the capturing.

“It just looked like police discretion that’s very aggressive and terrorizing, or did not have any cultural nuances of what they should be doing entering a home,” Hussein mentioned.

Police say Idd was pulled over for felony possible trigger, and wouldn’t share extra particulars. His prison file reveals a number of site visitors violations, possession of a gun and not using a allow and two theft prices. But this group nonetheless believes Idd must be alive immediately.

“Regardless of the criminality or the history, people are people, and we need to take that into consideration,” Hussein mentioned. “He shouldn’t have been killed no matter what. Life is precious.”

WCCO reached out to the Minneapolis Police Department for clarification on the preliminary site visitors cease. They haven’t responded to the inquiry.