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officer justin schmidt sin 2014.were placed on administrative leave while at the request tfhe minneapolis police department an investigation was carried out by the minnesota department of blpuic anything on the video that's inappropriate. >> reporter: as part of the investigation, the bureau of criminal apprehension conducted interviews with several of the officers involved. including officer schmidt. >> to me, he had every bit of intent on shooting my partner and i. i gave him numerous chances to give up. and he continued to escalate the situation by first grabbing on to his firearm, then clearing it from his pocket. >> reporter: yesterday the county attorney's office held a press conference to discuss the findings of the investigation. >> these cases tear our community apart. no one wins today. a young man is dead. our officers face increasing criticism and scrutiny. and the community is devastated. >> reporter: but before freeman could announce the department's decision, blevins'meers rushed . >> we want the cops
officer justin schmidt sin 2014.were placed on administrative leave while at the request tfhe minneapolis police department an investigation was carried out by the minnesota department of blpuic anything on the video that's inappropriate. >> reporter: as part of the investigation, the bureau of criminal apprehension conducted interviews with several of the officers involved. including officer schmidt. >> to me, he had every bit of intent on shooting my partner and i. i gave him...
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>> reporter: police body cam footage shows the moment officers justin schmidt and ryan kelly confronted put your hands up. >> i didn't do nothing. >> you've got a gun mother [ muted ]. >> reporter: you can hear blevins begging officers not to shoot. >> put your hands up sxwlp leave . >> leave me alone. >> reporter: just a few seconds later they open fire 14 times. four of those shots hit blevins. he died on the scene. >> in order to bring charges against a police officer the state must be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the officers' use of deadly force was not authorized. >> reporter: hennepin county attorney mike friedman cleared officers schmidt and kelly from wrongdoing monday. he claims blevins' disregard for police instructions and his allegedly pointing a gun at officers justified the shooting. >> i'm certain in rapidly evolving situations -- >> reporter: but as friedman made his announcement blevins' family and community activists shouted him down. they claim blevins was not a threat and accused officers of escalating the situation. >> these officers were not afraid
>> reporter: police body cam footage shows the moment officers justin schmidt and ryan kelly confronted put your hands up. >> i didn't do nothing. >> you've got a gun mother [ muted ]. >> reporter: you can hear blevins begging officers not to shoot. >> put your hands up sxwlp leave . >> leave me alone. >> reporter: just a few seconds later they open fire 14 times. four of those shots hit blevins. he died on the scene. >> in order to bring charges...
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>> reporter: after a two-block chase officers justin schmidt and ryan kelly opened fire 14 times andilled blevins. [ gunshots ] moments before they shot the police say body cam video shows blevins turned toward the officers with a gun in hand ready to fire, something both officers say happened. >> before i pulled the trigger, when the gun came out i feared for my life. i paerd for mr's life. >> i remember see ing ythat barl pointed right at me, and i'm pretty sure he got a shot off and in about another quarter of a second i had my gun out and now i'm firing shots back at him. >> what about the notion that the police say he fired the weapon? >> that's untrue. >> we believe that it's false, and we are calling for a third-party investigation. >> reporter: the family believes it did not matter how blevins responded. they say the officers were intent on coming out shooting. >> if he had followed their command he'd probably be alive, don't you think? >> not necessarily. not necessarily. >> they would have shot him even if he had his hands up? >> yes. >> it happens all the time. it happens
>> reporter: after a two-block chase officers justin schmidt and ryan kelly opened fire 14 times andilled blevins. [ gunshots ] moments before they shot the police say body cam video shows blevins turned toward the officers with a gun in hand ready to fire, something both officers say happened. >> before i pulled the trigger, when the gun came out i feared for my life. i paerd for mr's life. >> i remember see ing ythat barl pointed right at me, and i'm pretty sure he got a...
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scarlet: that is justin schmidt. [laughter] thank you for that. who else is working on this?jumping in. are they teaming up or is it a go it alone strategy? suspect goldman will consider teaming up. you have some of the big players, some of the big names in wall street who want to do more in this space, and some up-and-coming names who want to do more. like the next goldman grad who wants to set up his own crypto. taylor: stay with us. scarlet: we are talking about goldman more, because former president gary cohn, maybe the most famous unemployed percent in the hamptons. quiteat adjusting welcome the trading in tax plans for golf clubs. here he is at a hamptons party from over the weekend. we have amanda gordon. you went to this event. this was in the hamptons, paddle and party for pink, a benefit for the breast cancer research foundation. and he was there. >> he came outcome even though it was a very muggy evening, but the party greeted him. he arrived in a fancy sports car and looked like he was having a ball. very happy to be spending time with his wife. she said she was h
scarlet: that is justin schmidt. [laughter] thank you for that. who else is working on this?jumping in. are they teaming up or is it a go it alone strategy? suspect goldman will consider teaming up. you have some of the big players, some of the big names in wall street who want to do more in this space, and some up-and-coming names who want to do more. like the next goldman grad who wants to set up his own crypto. taylor: stay with us. scarlet: we are talking about goldman more, because former...