Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP Facebook An investigator goes through the scene of a crash believed to be part of an officer-involved shooting on the top of a parking ramp in Minneapolis on June 3, 2021. Winston Boogie Smith frequently posted comedy skits on social media. He also had been cited 15 times for traffic violations such as speeding and parking in snow zones and received two tickets for marijuana possession. If he had been nabbed with a firearm by cops Thursday, he could have sent back to prison.Īside from the robbery and firearm raps, Smith had two other arrests on his record: for driving without a license, which he was convicted of, and for stealing 20 packs of Newport cigarettes, a rap which was dismissed. The dad of two was convicted of felony aggravated robbery in 2017 and on probation and unable to possess a firearm, records show. Smith was wanted in neighboring Ramsey County for failing to appear for a sentencing hearing May 19 after he pleaded guilty to felony firearm possession, court records show. Richard.Tsong-Taatari/Star Tribune via AP Jeffrey Trodendorf via Storyful Protesters set a dumpster on fire after a shooting on June 3, 2021, in Minneapolis. Instagram Protesters gathered in the Uptown area of Minneapolis after US Marshals said a murder suspect was shot and killed by law enforcement officers. Winston Boogie Smith once posed for a picture with civil rights lawyer Ben Crump. “I’m down with the burn everything government not touch sh-t else I don’t even need to loot I’ll buy my sh-t just kill them dirty ass cops off we tired of being scared at the red light!” he wrote. “F–k justice anyway b-h justice is an eye for eye u kill one of mine we need one of yours that’s justice! Right or wrong f–k being right cuz they keep doing us wrong. “We got guns and bullet proof vest too or should be able to get em… why not just rush these f–ks and start this war they keep asking for!” Smith raged on Facebook. Police investigate the shooting as protesters gather on June 3, 2021, in Minneapolis. Smith had made threatening posts after the police murder of Floyd - including some against cops. BCA crime scene personnel recovered a handgun as well as spent cartridge cases from inside the driver’s compartment,” the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said in a statement. “Evidence at the scene indicates that the man fired his weapon from inside the vehicle. when he “produced a handgun” and fired it from inside his vehicle as members of a US Marshals task force tried to take him into custody on the state warrant, officials said. Winston Boogie Smith, 32, was gunned down in the Midwest city around 2 p.m. The man who was fatally shot by Minneapolis cops Thursday had demanded “war” after George Floyd’s death, was wanted on a felony-arms rap - and appeared to have fired his weapon as authorities tried to arrest him, according to court records, online posts and officials. Mississippi 11-year-old boy cried out he didn’t want to die after being shot by cop West Virginia cop killer arraigned in ambush-style shooting of decorated state trooperįamily of Mississippi 11-year-old shot by police files $5M federal lawsuit ‘Trooper of the Year’ indicted over deadly shooting of driver following high-speed chase in Buffalo
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