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No Charges For Minneapolis Police Officers In June Shooting Fatality

Thurman Blevins was killed on June 23 by two police officers. On Monday, the district attorney said there was "no basis to issue criminal charges" against them for shooting the armed suspect.

Police officers involved in a shooting that left a 31-year-old Minneapolis man dead on June 23 won't face charges, the district attorney announced on Monday.

, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said that the

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