Family demands charges against officers in fatal shooting of Black man during Minneapolis traffic stop
- Ricky Cobb II was fatally shot by Minnesota State Patrol troopers during a traffic stop in Minneapolis.
- Troopers had attempted to take Cobb into custody for allegedly violating a restraining order before shooting him as he began driving away.
- Cobb's family and racial justice groups are calling for the three officers involved to be fired and charged over the shooting.
- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the incident that the coroner ruled a homicide.
- Governor Tim Walz has offered condolences to Cobb's family and promised a thorough investigation into the fatal shooting.