Parole denied for man convicted of killing MPD officer in 1992
MINNEAPOLIS -- Parole has been denied for a man convicted of killing a Minneapolis police officer 30 years ago.
Amwati Pepi McKenzie was one of four people convicted of the 1992 murder of Minneapolis police officer Jerry Haaf as he was sitting in the Pizza Shack on Lake Street.
Mckenzie was a 19-year-old gang member at the time of the shooting.
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Department of Corrections commissioner Paul Schnell on Tuesday denied his parole.
McKenzie will have another review of his life sentence in 2 and a half years.
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