Richfield releases bodycam in deadly Hollis shooting
Richfield police on Monday released bodycam footage showing officers fatally shot 27-year-old Desaver Brian Hollis after a car-prowler call in Richfield on April 29, 2026.[1]
Sgt. Mario Leon and Sgt. Kristian Schultz fired shots during the confrontation, and Leon was shot in the hand.[1] Leon's bodycam shows him pursuing Hollis on Oliver Avenue South, tackling him in a parking lot, and a struggle in which Hollis appears to raise a gun before gunfire is heard.[1]
Officers responded to a 3:30 a.m. April 29, 2026 911 call reporting a car-prowler on the 7500 block of Morgan Avenue in Richfield.[1] The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is reviewing the shooting and will submit findings to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.[1] Hollis's family has hired a national civil-rights firm and met with city and state investigators, and the department released the footage shortly after the family viewed it on Monday.[1]
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📌 Key Facts
- Date/time: Shooting occurred in the early morning of April 29, 2026, after a 3:30 a.m. car-prowler 911 call on the 7500 block of Morgan Avenue in Richfield.
- Officers and subject: Sgt. Mario Leon and Sgt. Kristian Schultz fired shots; 27-year-old Desaver Brian Hollis was killed and Leon was shot in the hand.
- Bodycam details: Leon’s video shows him pursuing Hollis on Oliver Avenue South, tackling him in a parking lot, and a struggle in which Hollis appears to raise a gun before gunfire is heard.
- Accountability process: The BCA is reviewing the shooting and will submit findings to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office; Hollis’s family has hired a national civil-rights firm and met with city and state investigators.
- Public release: Richfield PD released the bodycam footage publicly shortly after the family viewed it on Monday.
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