MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The woman who was in a vehicle when members of a federal U.S. Marshals Service task force fatally shot the driver last week said she never saw a gun on the man or in the vehicle, her attorneys said Thursday. The statement from the woman’s attorneys disputes investigators’ claims that Winston Boogie […]
According to a news release from the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force, drugs were recovered during two June 4 search warrants at different homes in the Twins Cities area. The task force also seized more than $29,000 in cash.
She never saw a gun : Attorney for witness says man killed by deputies didn t have gun She never saw a gun on Winston Smith, and she never saw a gun inside the vehicle at any time, read attorney Racey Rodne, who is representing the 27-year-old woman. Author: David Griswold Updated: 5:15 PM CDT June 10, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS The woman who was in the vehicle with the man fatally shot by members of a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force earlier this month says she never saw a gun in the man s possession, nor did she ever see a gun inside the vehicle at the time of the shooting.
WASHINGTON The two sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed a Black man while assigned to a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force had been told they could not use their body-worn cameras, despite a change in Justice Department policy to allow cameras months before the shooting.
The shooting of Winston Boogie Smith Jr. last week has sparked nights of protests in Minneapolis a city still reeling from the death of George Floyd at the hands of police and is raising questions about the implementation of a Justice Department policy change that shifted away from its longstanding rule prohibiting the tool.