The killing of Winston Smith

Sheriff’s deputies on a U.S. Marshals Service task force fatally shot Winston Smith June 3 in an Uptown Minneapolis parking ramp while trying to arrest him on an outstanding firearms warrant.

So far authorities have said little beyond brief written statements, and no body camera video was recorded. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which is investigating the shooting, said it will not release the officers’ names because they were working undercover.

On June 13, Deona Erickson died after a man drove his SUV at high speed into a crowd of protesters that had gathered on Lake Street.

Family IDs man fatally shot in Mpls. arrest attempt; BCA says no bodycam footage of incident
Family members identified the man who was fatally shot by authorities Thursday as 32-year-old Winston Boogie Smith. Officials said Smith was wanted for illegally possessing a gun. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the shooting.
U.S. Marshals: 1 dead during arrest attempt in Minneapolis
The U.S. Marshals Service says one person died when authorities who were part of a task force fired their weapons after the person displayed a handgun in Minneapolis’ Uptown district.