The Brief
- Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell was posthumously awarded Officer of the Year at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference.
- Officer Nicholas Kapinos, Officer Eric Withanom, and Officer Luke Kittock were also presented with the Officer of the Year Award for their response to the Whittier neighborhood mass shooting in Minneapolis on May 30, 2024, which left Officer Mitchell dead.
- The Minneapolis Police Juvenile Investigations Unit was presented with the IACP Leadership in Community Policing Award for its Juvenile Curfew Task Force.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell, who died in the line of duty during his response to the 2024 Whittier neighborhood mass shooting in Minneapolis, was posthumously awarded Officer of the Year at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference.
Jamal Mitchell, other Minneapolis police officers awarded
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Minneapolis announced its police department earned two of the most distinguished awards in international policing from the largest and most prestigious law enforcement organization in the world, the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Officer Jamal Mitchell was posthumously presented with the Officer of the Year award after he died while responding to the 2024 Whittier neighborhood mass shooting in Minneapolis.…