From FoxNews.com….
A Minnesota felon whose Thursday death in a police-involved shooting sparked protests had a criminal history that included beating and robbing his ex-girlfriend – and may have opened fire before deputies shot and killed him in Minneapolis.
Investigators have not officially identified the man, but the Star Tribune revealed him to be Winston Boogie Smith, 32, citing friends and family.
Smith’s criminal record includes 20 convictions, mostly for minor traffic and parking violations, plus three marijuana charges – and the aggravated robbery conviction in which his ex-girlfriend was beaten until her face was swollen and bloody, court documents show.
A judge issued a warrant for his arrest in December 2019 for violating the terms of his probation, stating that the court had probable cause to believe Smith had both failed to “remain law abiding” and was avoiding his probation officer. About a month earlier, an Instagram account with the same name as Smith’s Twitter, @WinceMeBoi, shared a photo that appeared to show a handgun and a box of ammunition in someone’s lap.
