On Sunday, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara apologized to a man who was shot by his neighbor after a year of harassment and intimidation.

The victim, Davis Moturi, believes his neighbor shot him and says he has gone to the police several times in the past year because of the threats.

At press time, that neighbor, John Herbert Sawchak, 54, has a warrant out for his arrest. Sawchak faces charges of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, stalking and bias harassment.

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During a press conference Sunday, Chief O’Hara said police failed Moturi.

“Yes. In this case, we failed this victim. 100%. Because this should not have happened to him. The Minneapolis police somehow did not act quickly enough to prevent that individual from being shot. And that victim I say I’m sorry,” O’Hara said.

O’Hara’s apology comes after several members of the Minneapolis City Council called on Mayor Frey and the MPD to move in and arrest Sawchak.

In response to O’Hara’s apology, Moturi told 5 EYE WITTNESS NEWS Sunday night: “He didn’t apologize for much. He said MPD failed me and I say you failed me. I turned to you for help. Your officers failed me. I asked for help on several points and when I turned to you for help, you were silent.”

Moturi says he was released from the hospital Sunday night, but says he’s afraid to go home while Sawchak is still around.

On Sunday night, a 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS photographer captured Minneapolis police officers serving a warrant at Sawchak’s home. As of 10:20 p.m., officers were talking over an intercom, asking Sawchak to come out of the house before law enforcement escalated the situation.

Moturi told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS on Friday that he installed a security camera at his home to capture evidence of the growing threats. Video of the incident Wednesday night shows him cutting down a tree near the property line with Sawchak’s apartment building before a “pop” was heard. The victim then falls backwards to the ground.

“I said, ‘I need help.’ Part of my brain shut down,” Davis Moturi previously told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS from his hospital bed.