MPD officer fired for tipping off brother in shooting probe
Minneapolis Police Department officer Chanica Hall was fired after investigators say she warned her brother he was being sought in a shooting probe.[1]
Investigators say Hall recognized her brother on an internal "attempt to identify" shooting bulletin in September 2025.[1] They say she photographed the poster after a 2 a.m. shift, then texted it to him, and phone records show her contact soon after she viewed the bulletin.[1]
An April 2026 disciplinary memo from then-Chief Brian O'Hara led to Hall's firing after investigators found she never disclosed her brother on required family disclosure forms and failed to report him as a suspect.[1] MPD referred the case for possible aiding-an-offender charges, but the Hennepin County Attorney's Office declined to prosecute, leaving firing as the only consequence disclosed.[1]
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📌 Key Facts
- Officer: Chanica Hall, Minneapolis Police Department, fired following an April 2026 disciplinary memo from then‑Chief Brian O’Hara.
- Incident: In September 2025 Hall recognized her brother on an internal "attempt to identify" shooting bulletin, photographed it, and sent it to him instead of alerting investigators.
- Evidence: Phone records and texts show Hall contacted her brother shortly after seeing the bulletin, sent him the poster image after her 2 a.m. shift, and the bulletin was explicitly not to be shared outside law enforcement.
- Additional misconduct: Hall never disclosed her brother on family disclosure forms required at hiring, and investigators concluded she failed to report him as a suspect; her brother was apprehended weeks later in early November.
- Charging decision: MPD referred the matter for possible aiding-an-offender charges, but the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute, leaving firing as the only consequence disclosed.
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