Minneapolis leaders and other local law enforcement officials announced the launch of a new $2 million nonfatal shooting task force on Monday.
City officials say budget constraints and staffing shortages have prevented police from dedicating as many staff and resources to investigating nonfatal shootings as they do for homicides.
But under the new task force, known as the Firearm Assault Shoot Team or FAST, nonfatal shootings will have a dedicated investigator who will respond immediately to the scene and be treated with the same type of urgency as a homicide case…