BCA Identifies Minneapolis Officer Who Fired at 16-Year-Old Carjacking Suspect
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has identified the Minneapolis police officer, Tedros Semere, who fired his weapon at a 16-year-old carjacking suspect. The incident took place on October 8th near West 31st Street and Pillsbury Avenue in Minneapolis, where…
Minneapolis St. Paul, MN, October 15, 2026 —
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified Minneapolis police officer Tedros Semere as the officer who fired his weapon at a 16-year-old carjacking suspect during an incident on October 8 in Minneapolis.
The incident occurred near West 31st Street and Pillsbury Avenue. The suspect was apprehended after a pursuit and an exchange involving gunfire, according to the information provided. The summary does not specify who fired first or whether anyone was injured.
Details about what led to the pursuit, how long it lasted, or the circumstances surrounding the suspect’s apprehension were not provided. The year of the October 8 incident was also not specified.
The BCA’s identification of Semere is the only information provided about the officer’s role. No further information was supplied about the investigation, whether the officer remains on duty, or whether any administrative or legal actions have followed.
The suspect’s name was not provided. The available information also does not describe the weapon involved, whether the suspect was armed, or whether charges were filed. It does not state whether the BCA has reached findings about the shooting.
Those details remain unclear based on the information available. The known account establishes the location, the date as October 8, the officer identified by the BCA, and the sequence that the suspect was apprehended following a pursuit and an exchange involving gunfire. No additional conclusions about the incident can be drawn from those details alone.
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