Minneapolis police say a shooting suspect is in custody after several hours of negotiations overnight.

According to police, 54-year-old John Herbert Sawchak was charged via warrant on Friday with one count of attempted second-degree murder, one count of first-degree assault, one count of stalking and one count of harassment because of bias.

Things began escalating between police, the SWAT team and Sawchak early Sunday evening. It wasn’t until just before 1:30 a.m. Monday that police said Sawchak finally surrendered peacefully – an arrest five days in the making.

Sawchak has allegedly been in a year-long argument with a neighbor, and that fight escalated last week on Wednesday when officials say Sawchak shot that neighbor, who has been identified as Davis Moturi.

Moturi is now out of the hospital and recovering from his injury but says his fears about the situation were only made worse by Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, claiming police implied he played a role in causing the shooting.

“He tarnished my reputation publicly,” said Moturi. “How do I get that back?”

Moturi and his wife pulled into the driveway of their home at last late Monday morning.

Moturi said he was discharged from hospital on Saturday, but had been staying with a relative since.
He decided to come home only after his neighbor, Sawchak, was taken into custody.

“I couldn’t come home because, you know, a man who tried to murder me was next door. Cops didn’t seem to do anything. So disappointing,” Moturi said.

“It’s infuriating that I got to this point, it didn’t need to… I’m still very upset about that, what the police did, and, you know, I got a bullet on my back, my spine actually, broken bones. Terrible.”

Moturi, who was wearing a brace, and his wife are thankful that he’s home and able to walk, but Moturi said he expects the recovery journey ahead to be a long one.

“Just a lot of, a lot of pain,” he said. “I think it’s gonna be a long journey.”

As reported by 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS on Friday, Chief O’Hara said that “the situation escalated in part by actions that were precipitated by the victim.” He then apologized to Moturi on Sunday, saying that police had failed him.

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“Yes. In this instance, we failed this victim. 100%. Because that should not have happened to him. The Minneapolis police somehow did not act urgently enough to prevent that individual from being shot. And to that victim, I say I am sorry,” he said.

During a news conference regarding Sawchak’s arrest during the overnight hours on Monday, O’Hara praised his officers for their efforts in arresting him, adding he’s thankful for a peaceful resolution.

“This is an example of what de-escalation looks like and how we strive for every day to peaceful resolving situations. And the fact is this is not something that is unusual. This is what our officers and our SWAT do every day,” said O’Hara.

Several Minneapolis City Council members called on Mayor Jacob Frey and Minneapolis police to arrest Sawchak sooner.

Frey responded again Monday morning, saying the constant politicization of the city’s police department needs to stop.

“We don’t need to see this constant politicization of the work. Our officers are working tirelessly under-resourced, under-staffed and doing everything possible to make sure that this city is safe,” said Frey. “And to those who say our chief and officers have been making excuses, I say they’re the ones who have been stepping up every day to protect and serve, and I’m proud to work with them.”

Court records show Sawchak has a first appearance scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday.