On May 30, 2024, Minneapolis lost Police Officer Jamal Mitchell to gunfire. He was 36 years old. His end of watch did not come after a long career measured in decades, but after approximately two years with the Minneapolis Police Department—a short span that still held the full seriousness of a promise made to protect others. Officer Mitchell was responding to a shooting call when he was shot while attempting to render aid to someone he believed was an injured victim. That detail carries a particular heartbreak. In a moment shaped by danger and uncertainty, he moved toward a person he thought needed help. The…

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