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The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released body camera videos and case files associated with the November 2015 officer-involved shooting of a 45-year-old man. Earlier this month, the Anoka County Attorney announced a grand jury cleared the two officers who fired at Michael Kirvelay. Sgt. Erik Johnston, who fired one shot, was wearing a body camera. Fridley police officer Shawn Murphy, who fired three shots, was not wearing one.

Kirvelay was holding an unloaded air soft gun at the time of the shooting. It was a replica of a Smith and Wesson 45 caliber pistol and did not have an orange tip. The 90 minutes of body camera video show the 12 minutes leading up to the shooting and the aftermath. As Columbia Heights police enter, they hear a woman's voice scream, "Yeah, we are scared, please." One woman escapes out the back, and that's when officers apparently see Kirvelay is armed.

"Put the gun down and come out. I want to see your hands," Columbia Heights police officer Hashim Abdullahi told him.