John Sawchak. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Police were first dispatched to the home in October 2023 after Sawchak allegedly made threats involving “disparaging racial comments” at Moturi.

The alleged shooter, John Sawchak – Moturi’s neighbor – surrendered around 1:24 a.m. Monday, following an hourslong standoff with police, O’Hara said at a news conference early Monday ...

Hennepin County court ordered John Sawchak to undergo a competency evaluation on Monday after he was charged with shooting his neighbor in October following an alleged year-long campaign of ...

Judge orders competency evaluation for John Sawchak who allegedly shot Davis Moturi in the neck in broad daylight. The case has led to accusations of inaction by the Minneapolis Police Department.

A second doctor has determined that John Sawchak, the man accused of shooting his Black neighbor in Minneapolis last year after months of harassment and a lack of help from police, has been ...

The suspect, John Herbert Sawchak, 54, is believed to have shot his neighbor, Davis Moturi, on Oct. 23 from inside his Minneapolis home while the victim was cutting a tree.

Police alleged that Moturi’s neighbor, John Sawchak, pulled the trigger after months of growing tensions between the neighbors. “The bullet went down through my neck, and then all the way back ...

Police Chief Brian O'Hara says 54-year-old John Herbert Sawchak walked out of his south Minneapolis home and was taken into custody shortly before 1:30 a.m. as his officers were preparing to fire ...

John Sawchak faces four felony counts after shooting his neighbor over a disputed tree on their shared property line, according to a Hennepin Co. criminal complaint . Skip Navigation.

His wife said that John Herbert Sawchak, 54, warned Moturi he would kill him if he touched the tree. "Touch my tree again and I'll kill you," he allegedly told Moturi.

John Sawchak. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Police were first dispatched to the home in October 2023 after Sawchak allegedly made threats involving “disparaging racial comments” at Moturi.