A White man allegedly shot his Black neighbor in Minneapolis. Why police waited days before making an arrest

(CNN) – The White man accused of shooting his Black neighbor in the neck last week has an “extensive history of threats, harassment and property damage against numerous neighbors” over a two-year period and evaded arrest by holing up in his home, court records show.John Sawchak, 54, had two outstanding warrants against him for an alleged yearlong campaign of harassment targeting the shooting victim as well as a third warrant charging him with assaulting another neighbor in 2022, according to court documents.Related Stories Now, the Minneapolis Police Department once again finds itself at the center of controversy over race and policing, after failing to arrest Sawchak on the active warrants before he allegedly shot Davis Moturi on Oct. 23, and then waiting several days before taking the alleged shooter into custody.Sawchak’s defense attorneys said their client denies the allegations, and he did not enter a plea at arraignment.John Miller, CNN’s chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst, said there are many factors complicating how police responded to the ongoing neighborhood dispute, including that the city’s police force has significantly been reduced since 2020.The department “went from 900 to 500 officers,” which would “make any department less efficient in any response that...