After the second inspection, prosecutors do not blame members of the Federal Working Group who killed Winston Smith

WITH Star Tribune first announced the existence of video In October 2023. The video of the lawyer’s office corresponds to the sources told The Star Tribune at the time. Following the BCA shooting, responsible for investigating law enforcement shooting in Minnesota, said it “Didn’t know” Any video, and instead turned to the public for help in search of personnel. Despite the fact that BCA took possession of Smith’s phone after his death, the state agency never found that the video Smith recorded.

Then, more than two years later, Mark Lanterman, a private forensic expert, hired in a civil case, seized personnel, according to sources that were not authorized to perform on the record. BCA again took into custody the phone after the newspaper report. It would be more than a year before his laboratory agents could pull out a video from Smith’s mobile phone.

On November 26, 2024, BCA informed the law firm to which he received access to the video and turned the footage. The case was re -opened for investigation.

Kidale Smith stated that the case continues to influence his family, and the fact that it took so long that the video came out emphasizes the lack of transparency by law enforcement agencies.

“I mean we almost guessed when and what happened to a little information we had,” he said. “All we wanted to know is what happened during this time. … They want to release him now because they were criticized and carefully checked. If it were not for my brother to take him into our hands, we would have had nothing. ”

The BCA initial investigation into the use of force by law enforcement agencies was conducted by the prosecutor of the Crow County Windald F. Ryan. In October 2021, he ruled that The shooting was justified And that his office will not file against any of the agents.