Body cam video released of shooting death of MPD officer Jamal Mitchell

Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell was looking to assist and comfort a man who appeared to have been shot, while trying to find out what had happened.

"Who shot you? Who shot you?"

After asking if there were any other victims, Mitchell's body cam video was cut off.

The video was edited to end just before the man on the ground began firing at the officer.

That last second revealed that the man had a gun and was aiming at Mitchell.

Body cam video provided by Minneapolis police department

Body cam video from the May 30 shooting in the Whittier neighborhood was released Friday, along with video from a June 12 incident in which an MPD officer shot and killed a man from Bloomington.

"I believe that the actions by our officers in these incidents were reasonable and necessary," said Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara, who showed signs of immense strain from the shootings and memorials over the past few weeks.

He sighed heavily when talking about how Officer Mitchell died.

"I think it's clear from his video, all Jamal was doing was trying to help somebody who he thought was shot and in need of aid, in need of care," O'Hara said. "He did absolutely nothing wrong. And he was very suddenly and without provocation, ambushed and assassinated."

O'Hara made it clear that the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is still investigation both of these shootings, while adding that officers have faced similar situations in the days following both incidents.

The video did not reveal what had happened prior to Officer Mitchell approaching 35-year-old Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed, who was later shot and killed by MPD officers.

State law calls for release of body cam video of a deadly encounter within 14 days.

Chief O'Hara said earlier in the week he agreed to delay the release at the BCA's request, with the agency saying the investigation might be affected.

BCA officials and O'Hara agreed on Thursday that they could make the video public.

O'Hara also said there was no reason not to release the second incident on Friday as well.