Live Shooting: Minnesota man Brian J. Quinones killed in police attack following continuous police chase

Police near Minneapolis shot dead a driver following a lawsuit after he apparently got out of his car, holding a knife and refusing to order them to drop him. The lawsuit began late Saturday night at Edina and ended in Richfield with officers firing at the man, Brian J. Quinones, who had broadcast live on Facebook during the lawsuit.

Police reacted after Quinones turned on a red light and did not stop, said the Minneapolis Star Tribune. According to the audio of the emergency dispatch, Quinones continued to switch to traffic lights at Richfield.

After the police forced the car to stop, Quinones came out holding what appears in the video as a big knife in his left hand. In the audio message of the dispatch, officers are heard screaming, "Let go of the knife. Let go of the knife. "Then we can hear the shots before they say," Shots were fired. Shots were fired. "

The quinones seemed calm and expressionless during the pursuit, sometimes peeking in the rearview mirror. Just before the livestream, he posted on Facebook, "So, sorry."

No officer was injured. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation and declined to comment on Sunday.

"The Edina and Richfield police departments are expressing their thoughts and prayers to everyone involved in this tragic incident," the departments said in a joint statement.

A crowd gathered at the scene after the shooting, which occurred behind a complex of apartments. Some in the crowd shouted at the police as dozens of officers were lined up behind a police tape to keep the order.

Minneapolis-St. In the Paul area, several shootings involving police in recent years have provoked angry protests, including the murder of a black driver in 2016, Philando Castile, by a police officer in the suburb of Twin Cities in Falcon Heights. Castile's girlfriend broadcasted the immediate aftermath of the live filming on Facebook.

In July, major law enforcement officials in Minnesota announced that they were setting up a task force and public hearings to find ways to prevent and respond to fatal clashes with the United States. the police.

The Minnesota Attorney General, Keith Ellison, Democrat, and Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington, lead the 16-member group. Protesters disrupted the group's first meeting in August, saying the group was skewed in favor of lawmakers and law enforcement, and needed greater representation from families affected by gunfire. the police.