Posted on 05/11/2026 6:42:53 PM PDT by Red Badger
Car prowler Desaver Brian Hollis pays a fatal price after trying to kill police officers in Minnesota. Credit: Richfield Police Department, MN bodycam footage The family of a hardened criminal killed by police in Richfield, Minnesota, lashed out at police after bodycam footage showed exactly what happened.
As KMSP reported, Richfield police said that they responded to a report of a car prowler named Desaver Brian Hollis along the 7500 block of Morgan Avenue shortly before 3:30 a.m. on April 29. Officers later located Hollis a block away from the original scene on Oliver Avenue South.
The police attempted to confront and stop him, but Hollis took off. Sgt. Mario Leon allegedly attempted to apprehend Hollis while another officer, Sgt. Kristian Schultz used his Taser, striking Hollis from a distance.
The officers then went to the ground with the perp, and a fight ensued. Officers said that Hollis next pulled out a gun and shot Sgt. Leon in the hand.
Sgt. Leon and Sgt. Schultz fired back in self-defense, killing Hollis in the process.
On May 4, the Hollis family and their legal representatives accused the police of a cover-up and demanded body camera footage, police vehicle videos, and 911 calls regarding the incident.
“To just say a weapon was brandished and gunfire was exchanged leaves a lot to question,” said Nikki Holiday, a legal liaison for Hollis’ family.
“A life was lost. Let’s get to the facts before we just put these narratives out there and start smearing the victim,” she added.
On Sunday, the family of Hollis announced they had hired a national civil rights law firm to shake down the City of Richfield and the Minnesota BCA. But they were in for a surprise just one day later.
Richfield police released bodycam footage on Monday of the entire Desaver Hollis incident. It confirms the story the cops were telling all along.
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The Hollis family and their legal representatives lashed out at the cops for releasing the footage.
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And this is why
(1) I’m hugely in favor of body cameras, dashboard cameras, and citizens with cameras.
(2) I’m pretty sure the “Hollis Family” won’t like what’s on those cameras.
Let me guess...
He
A. DunDu Nuffin
B. He was just turning his life around.
C. He was going to college in September.
D. He was out walking at that hour in the morning because he was part of the neighborhood watch.
did I miss anything?
The perp needs to be shot again.
Desaver
Yes. He loved his mom. He loved his dog. He was an aspiring rapper. Now, did I miss anything? 🤪
I have never heard the term Car Prowler before and I’m in my late 50s.
He was a criminal. The reaction from the family says they are a family of criminals.
P.S.H.
Public Service Homicide.
The ‘didndunuffins’ got videoed with a gun....
End of story.....
So, was he turning his life around, perhaps an aspiring rap artist?
Make the family publicly apologize or shoot them as well.
Ferals gonna feral...
Sometimes they even get put down like rabid animals...
Felon with a gun?
No need to call the ambalampth.
Long ago I met the man who invented the first dash cam for police cars. He told me that he invented them to protect cops from garbage accusations. The unexpected outcome was that criminals were shown for what they really are.
“Yes. He loved his mom. He loved his dog. He was an aspiring rapper. Now, did I miss anything?”
Yep...
He was only out at that hour because he needed to get to school early to complete his Honors English homework assignment!
People thought body cams would harm incriminate cops, it is, in reality exonerating cops.
Leaving the ranks of civility comes with a price you won’t like.
Must have been an aspiting rapper, he looks too fat to play basketball.
Agree
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