BCA IDs MPD officer who fired at teen carjacking suspect
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified Minneapolis Officer Tedros Semere as the officer who fired one shot at a 16-year-old carjacking suspect on Oct. 8 near West 31st Street and Pillsbury Avenue.[1]
Semere, a five-year MPD veteran, has been placed on critical incident leave.[1] BCA says he fired a single shot after the stolen vehicle reversed into an MPD squad car and another parked vehicle, and that the shot struck no one.[1]
Officers responded around 4:45 p.m. Oct. 8 to a reported gunpoint carjacking and boxed in the stolen vehicle, the agency said.[1]
The 16-year-old fled on foot and was arrested near Grand Ave and West 31st Street.[1] Investigators recovered a handgun they believe was used, and the teen was taken to a hospital as a precaution before booking at the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center.[1] The BCA will submit its investigation without a charging recommendation to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office, which will decide whether to bring charges or make findings about the use of force.[1]
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📌 Key Facts
- Officer who fired is identified as Minneapolis Officer Tedros Semere, with five years of law enforcement experience, now on critical incident leave.
- Incident began around 4:45 p.m. Oct. 8 near West 31st St and Pillsbury Ave when officers responded to a reported gunpoint carjacking and boxed in the stolen vehicle.
- BCA says the suspect reversed into an MPD squad and another parked car, after which Semere fired a single shot; the 16-year-old fled on foot and was arrested near Grand Ave and West 31st St.
- No one was struck by the shot; investigators recovered a handgun they believe was used in the carjacking, and the teen was taken to the hospital as a precaution and then to Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center.
- BCA will submit its investigation without recommendation to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, which will decide on any charges or findings about the use of force.
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