The name of the MPD officer Jamal Mitchell was added to the Line of Duty's death flag

The name of the fallen police officer of Fallen Minneapolis, Jamal Mitchell, was added to the department of the department during a ceremony on Friday.

Officer Jamal Mitchell died last May when he tried to help an injured man along the Blaisdell Avenue.

The investigators said the man pulled out a gun and shot Mitchell, a 36-year-old father of four children.

“Although their father was taken away from them, they will at least have the consolation to know that their father was a hero,” said Brian O'Hara, chief of police at Minneapolis, after the ceremony on Friday.

The Hennepin County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony takes place every year to honor the work killed in the entire district.

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“This year has a particularly difficult weight when we add another name to the list of those we honor,” said O'Hara.

MPD has not had a death in 15 years.

“Every day, law enforcement officers make the active decision to protect people and get at risk if the rest of us run in the other direction,” said Jacob Frey, Mayor of Minneapolis.

During the ceremony on Friday, the police steered a bell for every law enforcement officer killed in Hennepin County in Hennepin from 1884 until today.

Mitchell's widow and four children sat in the front row.

“This kind of things will be things that they remember for the rest of their lives, and it helps them to remember how especially their father was,” said O'Hara.

Some of the family were on stage when the boss Mitchell's banner added to the department of the department and was embroidered with his name and badge.

“We know that putting on the badge and wearing the uniform must bring your life on the line,” said Dawanna Witt, Sheriff of Hennepin County.

Families of other fallen officers were present for the first time in many years.

The organizers hope that the ceremony can be a memory of the courage, commitment and legacy of those who have died on duty.

“They gave everything for our community. They are heroes,” said O'Hara.