5 officers identified in shooting of Minneapolis man after confrontation

Tommy Wiita
[KSTP]

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has identified the officers who discharged their weapons in a shooting Thursday.

The officers are listed as follows:

  • Officer Felix Alvarado has been with the Minneapolis Police Department for four years. He discharged his firearm.
  • Officer Cory Krautkramer has been with the department for seven years. He discharged his firearm.
  • Officer Aaron Pearson has been with the department for seven years. He fired less lethal impact rounds.
  • Officer Kyle Pond has been with the department for seven years. He discharged his firearm.
  • Officer Nathan Sundberg has been with the department for seven years. He fired less lethal impact rounds.

Officers Alvarado, Krautkramer and Pond have declined in-person interviews by BCA agents as of Wednesday but provided written statements through their attorney. Alvarado, Krautkramer and Pond on administrative leave at this time.

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Zedrick Andrew Cooper, 36, of Minneapolis, was injured in the incident. Cooper was treated at North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale with gunshot injuries not considered to be life-threatening. He was later released from the hospital.

Cooper faces three counts of first-degree assault and one count of possession of a firearm by an ineligible person. He is currently in Hennepin County Jail.

The incident was captured on body cameras, the BCA said. Agents will review the dash camera footage to determine whether they captured the incident. BCA crime scene personnel recovered a handgun and ammunition from inside Cooper’s vehicle.

The investigation is active and ongoing.

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story stated Officers Pearson and Sundberg had declined in-person interviews with the BCA and were on administrative leave while the investigation is being conducted. The BCA has not requested interviews with the two officers that fired less-lethal impact rounds at this time, and the officers remain on active duty.