Richfield police on Monday released body camera video showing the shooting of 27-year-old Desaver Brian Hollis after a foot pursuit that began with a 911 call about a reported car prowler. The footage, first viewed by Hollis’ family Monday morning, shows officers chasing Hollis, a struggle on the ground and an exchange of gunfire that left him dead and Sgt. Mario Leon wounded in the hand.

Police said they responded shortly before 3:30 a.m. on April 29 to a report of a car prowler along the 7500 block of Morgan Avenue and spotted Hollis a block away on Oliver Avenue South. The video starts from Leon’s body camera. He can be heard activating his lights, moving toward the man and yelling, “stop right there,” before the chase moved through a parking lot and ended with Hollis on the ground.

In the video, Leon said he saw a man walking on Oliver Avenue and chased him after he ran. Officers said Hollis pulled a gun during the pursuit, and the footage shows what appears to be Hollis raising a weapon before shots ring out. Police said Leon and Sgt. Kristian Schultz both fired shots. Hollis was killed in the exchange, and Leon was struck by a bullet in the hand.

The release came after the Hollis family and their legal representatives held a press conference following their private viewing of the footage. Attorneys for the family questioned both the editing of the video and whether officers needed to fire 20 shots during the encounter. The family had already met with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and hired a national civil rights law firm, underscoring how quickly the case has moved from a police shooting to a broader legal fight over what happened in the seconds before Hollis died.

The BCA is reviewing the use of force and will submit its findings to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. Mary Moriarty said last month that her office was aware of a fatal use-of-force incident early Wednesday in Richfield and would evaluate the case once the BCA investigation is complete. She also said the injured officer is expected to be released. For Hollis’ family, the next stage is no longer about what the video shows, but about whether investigators decide the shooting was justified.