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On DATE, Kobe Dimock-Heisler, a XX-year-old mixed-race man with autism, was fatally shot by a Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer. No charges were filed: the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension denied any law enforcement wrongdoing [1]
Kobe Dimock-Heisler
editKobe Dimock-Heisler was born XXXX. He was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder as a child and received special education services. He graduated from XXXX in XXXX and had been living in his grandparents' home in Brooklyn Center at the time of his death. PUT MORE ABOUT KOBE HERE
Police Shooting
editOn DATE, Brooklyn Center police responded to a 911 call TELL THE STORY HERE - REMOVE ANY BIAS OR WEASEL WORDS. Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter – who later would be convicted of manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright - was on the scene of Dimock-Heisler's killing and instructed officers to turn off their body cameras. [2]
Public Reaction
editAftermath
editFollowing Kobe's death, his mother - Amity Dimock - joined forces with other parents of children killed by police to conduct community and legislative advocacy designed to change police lethal force procedures. MORE ABOUT ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIVE