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Minneapolis Street Renamed in Honor of Fallen Officer

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Remembering
Officer Jamal Mitchell

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A stretch of Blaisdell Avenue in Minneapolis, between Franklin Avenue and West 22nd Street, has been renamed “Officer Jamal Mitchell Way” in honor of the Minneapolis police officer killed in the line of duty two years ago. Mitchell died on May 30, 2024, while responding to a reported shooting in the Whittier neighborhood. He was ambushed after stopping to help someone he believed was a shooting victim.

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