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Dimock-Heisler was 21 and had autism when shot and killed by police.

Fatal stop brings fresh scrutiny to Brooklyn Center police By Kim Hyatt, Jeff Hargarten, Kim Hyatt and Jeff Hargarten and Star Tribune staff writers April 17, 2021 — 4:59pm Text size Copy shortlink: The 47 officers who make up the Brooklyn Center Police Department have little in common with the nearly 31,000 people they serve. Most officers are white, while most residents are people of color. Nearly all officers are male, while the city is mostly female. And, according to Mayor Mike Elliott — who in 2019 b...

‘The Whole World Is Watching’: Chauvin’s Murder Trial Isn’t Just About George Floyd Pilar Melendez, Jared Goyette © Provided by The Daily Beast Mario Tama/Getty While the world watched Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin pin George Floyd to the ground by the knee for more than eight minutes last May, Amity Dimock-Heisler was still awaiting answers about the death of her own child at the hands of Minnesota police. In August 2019, her son, Kobe Dimock-Heisler, was shot six times by two Brooklyn Park police officers responding to a “disturbance call” at his grandparents�...