Minneapolis, Jan 5 (AP) Investigators were trying to buy a high-capacity pistol from Dolal Idd with help from a confidential informant before the 23-year old was killed in an exchange of gunfire with Minneapolis police last week, according to search warrant documents released Monday.

The shootout ensued Wednesday night when police moved in to arrest the Eden Prairie man at a south Minneapolis gas station, the documents said.

Idd died at the scene. Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo released a 27-second clip from one officers body-camera video last week and said it showed that Idd shot first before officers opened fire during an attempted felony traffic stop.

Authorities had previously said that Idd was being sought in a weapons investigation, but the search warrant documents provided the first detailed account of why police were focused on Idd.

He was prohibited from possessing guns because of a 2018 weapons offense for possessing a stolen shotgun. Hundreds of people marched near the gas station Sunday to protest the citys first police-involved death since George Floyd died after being restrained by officers in May. (AP)

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