A White man allegedly shot his Black neighbor in Minneapolis. Why police waited days before making an arrest | CNN

John Sawchak , 54 , is accused of shooting his neighbor, Davis Moturi , in the neck last week .

He had two outstanding warrants against him for an alleged yearlong campaign of harassment targeting the shooting victim, court records show.

The Minneapolis Police Department has been accused of failing to arrest the suspect before he allegedly shot Moturi .

The city's police force has significantly been reduced since 2020 , CNN analyst says.

Police were first dispatched to Moturi home in October 2023 after Sawchak allegedly made threats involving “disparaging racial comments” at Moturi .

Officers have been called at least 19 times by the Moturi family, court records show.

Suspect allegedly stood outside Moturi 's home with a firearm and pointed the gun at Davis through the window, prosecutors say.

Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara says the department "exhausted all of our efforts” to peacefully arrest Sawchak after the shooting without escalating the use of force.

“De-escalation and the duty to retreat’ are in the interest of everyone’s public safety,” said Philip Solomon , co-founder of the Center for Policing Equity .

Solomon says police have not historically adopted the same measured, methodical approach to apprehending someone when the suspect is Black .