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Brian O'Hara: “I had requested immediately the state investigative agency…”

Featuring: Brian O'Hara, Chief of Police, Minneapolis Police Department | Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 01:16

Who would normally be involved in this investigation have said that they had a signed search warrant. They were not given access to the scene by federal law enforcement. Yeah, that's very unusual. I had requested immediately the state investigative agency that investigates law enforcement shootings to respond, which they did. They were refused entry, and they even got a state search warrant for a public area to conduct their investigation, but they were not allowed in. And unfortunately, ultimately the scene became contaminated and we had to release it. As we speak now, the state vca, that investigative agency, is on the scene right now canvassing and looking to collect whatever evidence may be there. (01:16–01:32)

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