Minneapolis proposes honoring fallen officer Jamal Mitchell with street naming

MPD honors the life of fallen officer Jamal Mitchell

The Minneapolis Police Department held a ceremony to honor the life of Officer Jamal Mitchel and other responders who were at the scene of the 2024 mass shooting in the Whittier neighborhood. FOX 9's Babs Santos has the full story.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Jamal Mitchell was killed in the line of duty on May 30, 2024, responding to an apartment on Blaisdell Avenue on a report of a shooting.

The Minneapolis City Planning Commission plans to discuss naming a portion of Blaisdell Avenue in Mitchell's honor.

Honoring Jamal Mitchell

The backstory:

The planning commission will recommend to the city council a petition that will rename Blaisdell Avenue between Franklin Avenue W. and 22nd Street West to Officer Jamal Mitchell Way.

The proposal was put together last month and submitted to the city by Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Brian O’Hara.

Jamal Mitchell killed

What we know:

Minneapolis police were called to an apartment on Blaisdell Avenue South just after 5 p.m. for a report of a shooting.

While en route, an officer stopped to help what appeared to be a possible victim.

That's when Mitchell was shot in what authorities describe as an ambush. He later died at the hospital. A civilian and the gunman also died, while three others, including a firefighter, were injured in the mass shooting. 

Mitchell had been with the Minneapolis Police Department since 2022, and was sworn in by Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara. 

What they're saying:

O'Hara remembered Mitchell fondly, saying, "I knew Jamal. I had the distinct honor of swearing in Jamal as a Minneapolis police officer. Shortly after hitting the street, I commended and honored him for running into a burning house in the 5th Precinct to rescue an elderly couple. He loved the job, he loved the MPD, and he was faithful to the oath he swore unto his death."