The Brief
- The City of Minneapolis is proposing to honor fallen officer Jamal Mitchell by renaming a portion of Blaisdell Avenue after him.
- The proposal calls for Blaisdell Avenue to be named Officer Jamal Mitchell Way between Franklin Avenue W., and 22nd Street W.
- Mitchell was killed in the line of duty on May 30, 2024, responding to a shooting at an apartment on Blaisdell Avenue.
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.…