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A Minnesota prosecutor dropped charges against Trooper Ryan Londregan for the shooting death of Black motorist Ricky Cobb II, citing self-defense claims. Prosecutors doubted their ability to secure a conviction. The incident echoes other high-profile police shootings in Minneapolis. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had intended to remove the prosecutor had charges not been dropped.
A progressive Minnesota prosecutor who was elected on a platform of police accountability has reluctantly dropped charges against a state trooper who fatally shot a Black man after a traffic
A progressive Minnesota prosecutor who was elected on a platform of police accountability has reluctantly dropped charges against a state trooper who fatally shot a Black man after a traffic stop.