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City audit finds gaps in Minneapolis Police response to two high-profile cases, offers 37 recommendations
Summary
A city audit released April 22, 2026, found lapses in MPD response, documentation, and interagency coordination in the shooting of Davis Muri and the death of Allison Lucer and offered 37 recommendations to improve training, case escalation, and victim supports. The audit committee voted to publish the report and referred it to the full council for further study.
The Office of City Auditor presented two after-action reviews to a joint meeting of the Minneapolis City Council and the audit committee on April 22, finding uneven police response capacity, inconsistent documentation and evidence-gathering, and breakdowns in communication with prosecutors that limited earlier escalation in two high-profile cases.
Robert Timberman, the city auditor, said his office and external counsel Hogan Adams reviewed roughly 49,000 pages of documents and more than 25 hours of video and interviewed dozens of witnesses and officials. "These reviews highlight opportunities for the city and for MPD to strengthen how high-risk situations are documented, escalated, and addressed," Timberman said during the presentation.
The report examined two cases: the shooting of resident Davis Muri, who was hospitalized after being shot in October 2024, and the February 2024 death of Allison Lucer. Auditors concluded that staffing shortages, heavy call volume and shift-change gaps contributed to delayed responses; inconsistent knowledge about legal tools such as harassment restraining orders and…
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