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Minnesota state trooper charged with murder, manslaughter in fatal shooting of Black motorist
https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-state-trooper-charged-with-murder-manslaughter-in-fatal-shooting-of-black-motorist/600338183/A Minnesota state trooper is charged with three felonies, including murder, for last summer's fatal shooting of motorist Ricky Cobb II following a traffic stop on a Minneapolis interstate.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced the decision Wednesday to charge trooper Ryan Londregan with second-degree unintentional murder, first-degree assault, and second-degree manslaughter in the July 31 shooting of Cobb, 33, of Plymouth. Cobb was pulled over about 2 a.m. on Interstate 94 in north Minneapolis for driving without taillights.
During the stop, troopers attempted to remove Cobb from the vehicle after learning he'd been accused of violating a standing domestic order for protection out of Ramsey County.
The charges against Londregan, 27, a trooper with less than two years of experience, come more than four months after the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension handed over its investigation to Moriarty.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced the decision Wednesday to charge trooper Ryan Londregan with second-degree unintentional murder, first-degree assault, and second-degree manslaughter in the July 31 shooting of Cobb, 33, of Plymouth. Cobb was pulled over about 2 a.m. on Interstate 94 in north Minneapolis for driving without taillights.
During the stop, troopers attempted to remove Cobb from the vehicle after learning he'd been accused of violating a standing domestic order for protection out of Ramsey County.
The charges against Londregan, 27, a trooper with less than two years of experience, come more than four months after the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension handed over its investigation to Moriarty.