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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Josh Marcus

No charges for MN police snipers who shot 20-year-old Black man Tekle Sundberg during mental health crisis

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Two Minnesota police snipers will not face charges for fatally shooting a Black man in the midst of a mental health crisis in July.

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced the decision on Wednesday that SWAT officers Aaron Pearson and Zachary Seraphine met “all elements of the use-of-deadly-force statute” when they shot 20-year-old Andrew “Tekle” Sundberg on 14 July, after a lengthy standoff in Minneapolis.

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