MN Rapper Brian Quinones Dead In Richfield Officer-Involved Shooting ‘Streamed On Facebook Live’ Saturday

RICHFIELD, MN. (THECOUNT) — Minnesota rapper, Brian Quinones, was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Richfield, Minnesota, following a police chase that the victim streamed as it was happening on Facebook Live on Saturday night.

In the hours leading up to his death, Quinones shared his album, “T.I.M.E.: This Is My Everything,” to Soundcloud under the name Blessed The MC. He shared the album on Facebook, writing, “I Pray You Treasure It… My Hearts Inside It,” reports Heavy.

Quinones was a dad and a barber who lived in Minneapolis. He was originally from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Quinones was also an aspiring hip hop artist.

Friends noted some of the lyrics seemed to foreshadow his death. One of his last posts said, “So sorry.”

Police told the Star Tribune Quinones had a knife. The pursuit started when he ran red lights.

Quinones began recording about 12 minutes before he died. The Facebook Live video continued for another 97 minutes after he was shot and killed.

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Geo quick facts: Richfield is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. An inner-ring suburb of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region, it is bordered by Minneapolis to the north, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to the east, Bloomington to the south, and Edina to the west – Wikipedia.