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When police tracked Chemirmir to his nearby apartment following the attack on Bartel, he was holding jewelry and cash. Documents in a large red jewelry box police say he had just thrown away led them to a Dallas home where Harris was found dead in her bedroom, lipstick smeared on her pillow.

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Engh contended it was improper to alter the case so late in the process, but Tarnowski ruled that the motions were appropriate given the change of prosecutors and said a continuance would allow Leibfried time to prepare. The judge also granted several defense motions, including the potentially burdensome request for the prosecution to turn over copies of all incident reports stemming from Kingsley Heights over a period of three years.

Engh said he hoped to use those reports to show the building "was an extremely dangerous place for police to be. Tarnowski said Leibfried and his attorney will be granted access to inspect and photograph the interior of the building, W.

First St. The judge also granted defense requests to obtain any information regarding domestic incidents, intoxication or drug use involving Fyle on the night of the shooting, along with evidence of his "possession and use of a hatchet next to the outer doorway of his apartment as well as any information regarding the cause of holes in the outer doorway of Mr.

Fyle's apartment. According to court documents, Leibfried and fellow officer Cory Lindsholm were called to the apartment complex on the night of Sept. They determined there was no cause for an arrest, but headed up to Fyle's third-floor unit to help retrieve some belongings for his girlfriend. Both officers later told Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigators that they heard two gunshot-like noises, which were later determined to have likely been from Fyle forcibly shoving or kicking the door closed.

Body camera video shows Leibfried drawing his duty pistol and ducking into a small alcove while Lindsholm retreats down the hallway and around a corner.

Leibfried, who could be heard yelling "shots fired" over the radio, waited approximately 10 seconds before firing an initial volley of four shots into the door.

Fyle, who remained inside the apartment, could then be heard screaming "Stop! Fyle, then 23, was treated at a local hospital for his injuries, but it was determined that a bullet in the shoulder area could not be safely removed. Engh has argued that Leibfried acted within the "reasonable officer" standard established by the U.

Supreme Court because he believed his life to be in danger. Duluth police officials conducted an internal review of the incident and concluded that Leibfried had violated use-of-force policies and would remain "off duty immediately.