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Ricky
Cobb
II
was
shot
dead
by
Minnesota
State
Trooper
Ryan
Londregan
back
in
July
2023
during
a
traffic
stop.
BOSSIP
previously
reported
on
the
incident
and
the
family’s
filing
of
a
formal
complaint
with
the
Minnesota
Peace
Officer
Standards
&
Training
to
seek
justice
for
the
loss
of
their
beloved.
Today,
we
have
new
information
for
you
that
was
published
by
CBSNews.
The
Hennepin
County
Attorney’s
Office
has
announced
that
Londregan
has
been
criminally
charged
with
a
trifecta
of
felonies
including,
second-degree
unintentional
murder,
first-degree
assault,
and
second-degree
manslaughter.
County
Attorney
Mary
Moriarty
says
that
Londregan’s
use
of
deadly
force
was
unnecessary
as
he
was
not
preventing
the
death
or
grave
bodily
harm
of
himself
or
the
public
when
he
opted
to
kill
Cobb
II.
“Our
hearts
are
with
Ricky
Cobb’s
family
today,
who
are
grieving
an
unimaginable
loss,”
Moriarty
said.
“I
know
that
they
are
devastated
and
will
continue
to
feel
this
loss
for
the
rest
of
their
lives.”
During
the
traffic
stop,
Cobb
was
asked
to
step
out
of
his
vehicle
to
speak
to
the
responding
officers
about
a
potential
protective
order
violation
(no
warrant
had
been
issued
for
his
arrest)
however,
Cobb
attempted
to
flee
the
officers.
That
said,
driving
away
from
a
traffic
stop
is
grounds
for
pursuit
and
arrest,
it
is
not
a
death
sentence.
Cobb
II’s
mother
reently
spoke
out
against
Londregan
at
a
press
conference
held
outside
the
Hennepin
County
court
building.
Via
CBSNews:
“Ryan
Londregan
stole
my
son
from
me.
He
gunned
Ricky
down
my
son
for
no
reason
while
he
was
defenseless.
Nothing
can
ever
make
up
for
that.
But
today’s
decision
is
the
first
step
toward
closure
and
justice,”
Cobb’s
mother,
Nyra
Fields-Miller,
said.
“I
stand
in
solidarity
and
for
justice
for
my
son.
I
stand
as
solid
as
a
rock.
I’m
not
to
be
moved
easily.”
There
is
clearly
something
heinous
going
on
in
Hennepin
County
because
we
have
seen
an
egregious
uptick
in
police
violence
against
Black
bodies
over
the
past
year
and
blue
lives
need
to
be
in
jail.
