21/12/2020
December 19, 2020 : Eagan, MN
Justice for Isak Aden Caravan
7-22-2019 Isak Aden was only 23 when he was killed, a young Somali-American entrepreneur and student one semester away from graduation at the University of Minnesota. As Aden was sitting on a sidewalk in a parking lot, he was speaking with police negotiator on the phone. When the police initiated their offensive, they first shot at least three flash bangs and six less-lethal rounds at Aden. Aden then appeared to attempt to run to his right as police claimed he grabbed his gun. Isak was then shot and killed by 11 bullets, including two sniper rounds. Sergeant Max Yakovlev, the tactical commander for Burnsville Police Department’s tactical team, was the one who ordered initiation of the tactical plan that led to Isak’s death four and a half hours into the standoff. Almost 100 police officers responded to the incident. SWAT teams from multiple suburban cities, BearCats from Edina PD, Bloomington PD and South Metro SWAT, MRACs, two snipers, K9 units, tactical arrest teams, and negotiators were all on the scene. Four of the officers who shot and killed Isak, including both snipers, were from the Bloomington Police Department; Anthony Kiehl, Daniel Nelson, Matt Ryan, and Adam Stier. Both Stier and Kiehl shot one sniper round each at Isak from an adjacent building rooftop about 84 yards away. Jacob Peterson, the fifth officer involved in the shooting was from the Eagan Police Department.