Videos Show Deadly I-94 MN State Patrol Shooting

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Tuesday released videos from when a State Patrol trooper fatally shot a motorist early Monday morning on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis.

Ricky Thomas Cobb II, 33, of Plymouth was shot at on I-94 West near 42nd Avenue North during a traffic stop. He died at the scene at 2:35 a.m. Monday of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner.

Three troopers involved in the traffic stop were placed on administrative leave. The State Patrol asked the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate the shooting.

The videos below contain graphic scenes and may be disturbing:

The BCA released its initial findings from the incident:

Just after 1:50 a.m., a trooper spotted a Ford Fusion with no taillights on I-94 near Lowry Avenue, according to the BCA.

The trooper pulled the driver over and, during the traffic stop, learned the driver — identified as Cobb — was wanted in Ramsey County over a felony-level violation.

Troopers tried to make an arrest but Cobb refused to exit the vehicle, according to the BCA.

They then tried to physically remove him but he drove away. A trooper shot the Cobb "during the course of this incident," the BCA said.

Cobb was given emergency treatment but died at the scene. His death was ruled a homicide by the examiner, but the classification was accompanied by the following note:

Manner of death classification is a statutory function of the medical examiner, as part of death certification for purposes of vital statistics and public health. Manner of death is not a legal determination of culpability or intent. Under Minnesota state law, the Medical Examiner is a neutral and independent office and is separate and distinct from any prosecutorial authority or law enforcement agency.