(11 Jun 2024)
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Maple Grove, Minnesota — 11 June 2024
1. Shot of Mitchell’s photo and casket
2. STILL of caisson arriving carrying the casket of fallen Minneapolis police Officer Jamal Mitchell for his public memorial service PHOTO ID: 24163560884201
3. STILL of honor guard moving casket for service PHOTO ID: 24163568429921
4. STILL Members of an honor guard transfer the casket from a caisson PHOTO ID: 24163564545610
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Jacob Frey, (D) Minneapolis:
"It’s notable that he chose the profession of policing post 2020. It’s even more notable that he affirmatively chose Minneapolis. Of all the places in the world, of all the professions in the world. Of all the cities in the world he chose us. Officer Jamal Mitchell was here for a reason."
6. Medium of Mitchell’s photo, casket, police offiers standing
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Chief Brian O’Hara, Minneapolis Police Department:
"I’ve said this since the day he died, and I will say this every day for as long as I live. Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell represented all that is good about the men and women of the Minneapolis Police Department and about police officers around the state and around this country."
8. Wide of crowd
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Denise Raper, Mitchell’s aunt:
"So today his family and friends are here, and we collectively agree that this was Jamal’s purpose to reach down and pick you up. Through a wave, as I rode in my cruiser, to checking back with the community, this was Jamal’s purpose. This was Jamal’s assignment. This was Jamal’s mission. And through our tears and heavy heart, we collectively say, ‘Mission accomplished.’"
10. Wide of stage and band
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Officer Luke Weatherspoon, Friend:
"We have some pretty big shoes to fill. I’m calling on every officer in this building to think about Jamal the next time that you get in that squad car. And remember that he would have wanted you to get out that car and engage with your communities. Mitch, we appreciate what you did, and this is not the end of your story. Officer Jamal Mitchell, badge number 4819, the hero that the city of Minneapolis needed. Outstanding job, sir. Until we meet again."
12. Medium of Mitchell’s photo, casket, police officers standing
13. Pan of crowd
STORYLINE:
A Minneapolis police officer who was killed by a man he was trying to help at the site of a shooting is being memorialized as someone who exemplified the type of public servant the city’s police force has been trying to recruit amid years of tumult.
A procession of law enforcement officers escorted Mitchell’s American flag-draped casket into the high school gym. They placed the casket beside a portrait of Mitchell and a flower arrangement
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told those gathered at a service Tuesday for Officer Jamal Mitchell that the 36-year-old will be remembered as a hero in the city forever.
“It’s notable that he chose the profession of policing post-2020,” Frey said. “It’s even more notable that he affirmatively chose Minneapolis. Of all the places in the world, of all the professions in the world, of all the cities in the world, he chose us. Officer Jamal Mitchell was here for a reason.”
Frey, Police Chief Brian O’Hara, family members, friends and fellow officers delivered remarks. Investigators are calling the May 30 shooting of Mitchell an ambush.
He had been with the Minneapolis Police Department for about 18 months.
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