State trooper charged in shooting death of motorist on I-94

(Minneapolis, MN) — The family of Ricky Cobb the Second speaks out today in support of murder charges filed against the state trooper who shot Cobb last summer when he began driving off during a traffic stop on I-94 in north Minneapolis. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says troopers had very extensive training that shooting someone was not likely to stop them from driving away, “So shooting someone was not an appropriate or necessary use of deadly force in this situation.” Cobb family attorney Harry Daniels says the second-degree murder charges put officers who act with brutality and reckless disregard on notice that “your day is done.”

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