{"id":113831,"date":"2024-11-02T09:09:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T09:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/minnesota-man-allegedly-shot-while-doing-yard-work-by-neighbor-amid-year-long-dispute-new-york-post\/"},"modified":"2024-11-02T09:09:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T09:09:19","slug":"minnesota-man-allegedly-shot-while-doing-yard-work-by-neighbor-amid-year-long-dispute-new-york-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/minnesota-man-allegedly-shot-while-doing-yard-work-by-neighbor-amid-year-long-dispute-new-york-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota man allegedly shot while doing yard work by neighbor amid year-long dispute – New York Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Minnesota man was shot in the neck as he was cleaning up his yard by a 54-year-old neighbor who had warned him not to touch a specific tree on the property amid nearly a year of “racially charged threats.”
Surveillance footage of the shooting showed Davis Moturi working outside of his Minneapolis home pruning a tree when the bullet struck him in broad daylight.
Police alleged that Moturi’s neighbor, John Sawchak, pulled the trigger after months of growing tensions between the neighbors.
\u201cThe bullet went down through my neck, and then all the way back to my spine,\u201d Moturi told KARE 11<\/a>.
A criminal complaint, obtained by CNN, <\/a>said Moturi, who is black, claimed his white neighbor used “racially charged language” in October 2023 and called him a “black bastard” in May.
Moturi reportedly called the police to report at least 19 incidents of threats, hate speech and harassment by Sawchak but nothing was done.
Moturi told police his neighbor threatened to shoot him “if he touched a specific tree.” While Moturi was cutting that tree, Shawchak allegedly shot the neighbor from his open upstairs window.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O\u2019Hara admitted his department \u201cfailed\u201d at preventing the shooting and agreed officers should have responded much sooner before Moturi was shot on Oct. 23, the outlet added.
\u201cWe failed this victim 100%,\u201d Chief O\u2019Hara admitted.
Cops knew Sawchak had mental health issues and tried to arrest the alleged gunman for at least six months, Chief O\u2019Hara claims.
\u201cWe have been trying to get this person into custody safely, which would mean getting him outside of the house when he is not near guns or any other weapons,\u201d Chief O\u2019Hara added.
On Oct 28., a SWAT team and special tactics unit broke the windows of the accused shooter\u2019s home after a behavioral threat team, a psychiatrist and members of his family failed to get him to come out of his home. 
When police entered the home, Sawchak surrendered and was taken into custody.
Sawchak faces several charges, including attempted murder, stalking and harassment.
The community flooded the Minneapolis City Council meeting on Halloween to share their outrage over the police response.
The Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution requesting the city auditor to conduct an independent review of the city\u2019s involvement and delayed response to the attack. 
\u201cWe have the responsibility to figure out how and why this lapse occurred and then carry out full accountability for any individual actors or city policies that allowed it to happen so it won\u2019t be replicated,\u201d Minneapolis City Council Member Robin Wonsley said during the meeting on Oct. 31.
Prosecutors say race played a role in the crime.
\u201cI don\u2019t call the police for fun. I call because I want my family to be safe,\u201d Moturi told KARE 11 from his hospital bed.
\u201cThe safety of our residents is a top priority and any form of violence or hate speech is completely unacceptable and does not align with who we are as a community,\u201d a spokesperson for Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey wrote in a statement.<\/a>
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