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Mpls. shooting death adds to rising attacks on law enforcement

As the city mourns officer Jamal Mitchell, police leaders in Minnesota say his shooting is the symptom of a larger threat.

Authorities identify the man who killed Minneapolis police officer

The man, 35-year-old Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed, died in a gunfight Thursday with Minneapolis police after killing officer Jamal Mitchell.
Minneapolis police officer Nicole MacKenzie brings flowers down to a memorial for fallen officer Jamal Mitchell on Friday outside the Fifth Precinct.
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Minneapolis police officer Nicole MacKenzie brings flowers down to a memorial for fallen officer Jamal Mitchell on Friday outside the Fifth Precinct.
The scene of the shooting Thursday in Minneapolis.

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Officer Jamal Mitchell is first Minneapolis police officer to be shot and killed in the line of duty in more than 20 years.

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