MPD officer fired after tipping off wanted brother

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An MPD officer was fired in April after the department found she had tipped off her brother that he may be a suspect in a shooting.

A Minneapolis police officer was fired in April after the department determined she warned her brother that police were looking for him in connection to a recent shooting.

The MPD found Chanica Hall had committed violations of department policy including disclosing confidential information, neglecting duty and intentionally omitting information about her brother during a background check when she was hired.

An April memo signed by then-chief Brian O’Hara laid out the details of the MPD disciplinary investigation:

On Sept. 18, 2025, Hall saw a document with stills from surveillance footage depicting a man who ...