Car Prowler Pays a Deadly Price After Deciding to Start a Gunfight with Minnesota Police Officers – Perp’s Family Lashes Out After Police Release Bodycam Footage
The family of a hardened criminal killed by police in Richfield, Minnesota, lashed out at police after bodycam footage showed exactly what happened.
As KMSP reported, Richfield police said that they responded to a report of a car prowler named Desaver Brian Hollis along the 7500 block of Morgan Avenue shortly before 3:30 a.m. on April 29. Officers later located Hollis a block away from the original scene on Oliver Avenue South.
The police attempted to confront and stop him, but Hollis took off. Sgt. Mario Leon allegedly attempted to apprehend Hollis while another officer, Sgt. Kristian Schultz used his Taser, striking Hollis from a distance.
The officers then went to the ground with the perp, and a fight ensued. Officers said that Hollis next pulled out a gun and shot Sgt. Leon in the hand.
Sgt. Leon and Sgt. Schultz fired back in self-defense, killing Hollis in the process.
On May 4, the Hollis family and their legal representatives accused the police of a cover-up and demanded body camera footage, police vehicle videos, and 911 calls regarding the incident.
“To just say a weapon was brandished and gunfire was exchanged leaves a lot to question,” said Nikki Holiday, a legal liaison for Hollis’ family.