The Minneapolis Police Department again finds itself at the center of controversy over race and policing, after failing to arrest a man with active warrants before he allegedly shot Davis Moturi, and then waiting several days before taking the alleged shooter into custody.

A Minneapolis man who police say shot his neighbor just steps away from his front door was taken into custody early Monday morning.

Minneapolis police have taken a man into custody almost a week after he allegedly shot his neighbor in the neck – the culmination of a monthslong campaign of racial harassment and threats, according to local reports and court documents.

The recent shooting of Davis Moturi in Minneapolis has sparked outrage and demands for accountability from local officials and community members.

SWAT negotiators tried to communicate with John H. Sawchak and eventually breached his home Sunday night during a standoff that bled into Monday morning, shortly after Chief Brian O’Hara admitted to failing the victim.

The documents accuse John Sawchak of striking a neighbor with a wooden stick, slashing the tires of a police car and threatening to kill other neighbors.

Davis Moturi was allegedly shot by his neighbor John Sawchak on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Moturi was hospitalized with a fractured spine, two broken ribs and a concussion.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara speaks with City Council Member Andrea Jenkins after a news conference regarding Davis Moturi, who was allegedly shot by his neighbor, John Sawchak, after months of calls to police for help.