Runney Patterson News Today

(Minneapolis, MN) -- There's a new call for the city of Minneapolis to support its police officers. Black pastors in the city yesterday called on city council president Elliot Payne to lead the full council to openly support the Minneapolis Police Department after officer Jamal Mitchell was gunned down in the line of duty last week. Reverend Runney Patterson Sr. said when an

"I volunteered at the Harding High School when we had the killing of Devin Scott and that was heartbreaking," said Rev. Patterson.

St. Paul police are investigating possible connections between two groups of teens and a recent spree of violent crimes. In the meantime, community leaders are working to create peace.

St. Paul Police Chief, Axel Henry, has only been on the job for about a month but he is already facing tough questions from leaders in St. Paul’s African-American community.

Union members are pushing for a minimum salary of $35,000 for all education support professionals, and a bigger lump sum in bonuses for teachers.

Funding from the Justice Department Community Oriented Policing Services grant will go toward hiring 30 out of 80 new officers this year.

Representatives from the district and the union are continuing negotiations in search of contract agreements.

Late Saturday night a man who lives in Uptown, and did not want his full name used, told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS he witnessed a shootout near the corner of Franklin and Lyndale Avenues South and also captured it on a doorbell video camera.

Late Saturday night a man who lives in Uptown, and did not want his full name used, told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS he witnessed a shootout near the corner of Franklin and Lyndale Avenues South and also captured it on a doorbell video camera.

Funny how trying to abolish the police didn't make this stop