Crime & Safety

Officers Involved In Fatal Brooklyn Center Shooting Identified

Officials said Thursday that Brooklyn Center police officers Brandon Akers and Cody Turner fired their guns in the fatal shooting.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota's top law enforcement agency has identified the officers who fired their guns in the fatal weekend shooting of a 21-year-old man in Brooklyn Center whose neighbors said was on the autism spectrum.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said Thursday that Brooklyn Center police officers Brandon Akers and Cody Turner fired their guns in the Saturday afternoon shooting.

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