Minneapolis Park Police Officer Dies
A Minneapolis Park Police officer died Friday after being hit by another officer's car in a chase on Nov. 1.
Mark Bedard, 34, died Friday at North Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered after being hit by another squad car while responding to a call from a person who said that were shot at from a car, according to the Star Tribune. The report says that Bedard suffered broken bones, a collapsed lung and torn aorta from the accident. His heart also stopped twice during surgery, which also caused a stroke.
According to the Pioneer Press, the incident happened at the vicinity of 27th Avenue North and Irving Avenue North, in the Jordan Neighborhood. Bedard was chasing suspects on foot into yards and alleys, according to police officials, when a marked Minneapolis Police vehicle hit Bedard when he was crossing an alley. The Star Tribune reports the name of the officer driving the vehicle was Patricia Grant, a 20-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police. Both outlets said that this is the first time an officer was killed in the line of duty in the Minneapolis Park Police Department since its inception in 1883.