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On 12/23/2021, around 7 p.m., the Austin Police Department was dispatched to 1201 W Oakland Avenue following a report that Kokou Christopher Fiafonou had forced his way into his ex-wife's residence during a domestic dispute. The ex-wife managed to escape, but Fiafonou remained inside, holding her 13-year-old daughter at knifepoint. Upon arrival, officers encountered Fiafonou with the child, who had been stabbed several times. In the ensuing confrontation, an officer used deadly force, shooting and killing Fiafonou to end the threat. The daughter was hospitalized with serious injuries but survived the attack. The incident is under investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality, 1 serious injury

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Last Update: 12/26/2024

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1. https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/armed-man-killed-austin-police-identified/89-9c496609-8bcb-45a1-997a-1707fa1990fb
2. https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/zachary-gast-kokou-christopher-fiafonou-austin-police-shooting-investigators-name-officer-man-fatally-shot/
3. https://newsone.com/4268782/austin-minnesota-fatal-police-shooting/
4. https://www.fox9.com/news/officer-who-fatally-shot-man-in-austin-minn-identified
5. https://www.startribune.com/man-fatally-shot-by-austin-police-officer-is-identified/600130897
6. https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/bca-identifies-victim-officer-in-fatal-police-shooting-in-austin
7. https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/man-officer-identified-in-dec-23-fatal-shooting-in-austin
8. https://www.mncrime.com/latest/bca-identifies-man-killed-by-austin-minn-police-officer
9. https://www.austindailyherald.com/2021/12/810914/
10. https://www.austindailyherald.com/2021/12/breaking-bca-releases-names-in-officer-involved-shooting/
11. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/12/28/bca-names-officer-in-fatal-austin-police-shooting
 

On 12/13/2021, at approximately 2: 40 p.m., law enforcement was dispatched to a shooting incident where a 20-year-old male was found with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The shooter had left the location, and a description of the vehicle was broadcasted to surrounding law enforcement agencies. Two deputies from the Stearns County Sheriff's Office located a vehicle matching the description on Interstate 94. When they attempted to stop it, the driver left eastbound on I-94. The pursuit involved assistance from the Minnesota State Patrol and the Wright County Sheriff's Office, eventually ending near Monticello after road spikes were deployed to disable the vehicle's tires. Upon approaching the vehicle, officers discovered the individual inside had died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, indicating suicide.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality, 1 injury (the 20-year-old with a gunshot wound to the abdomen)

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Last Update: 12/26/2024

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• https://www.fox9.com/news/deputies-man-dies-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-after-i-94-police-chase
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/st-cloud-shooting-suspect-kills-self-near-monticello/
• https://knsiradio.com/2021/12/13/194486/
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/sheriffs-office-driver-killed-self-on-i-94-after-police-chase
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/eastbound-i-94-closed-monticello-police-chase/89-e3d78a27-135e-4153-9f28-abaf9e843328
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/tag/wright-county-sheriffs-office/
• https://www.mncrime.com/
• https://www.mncrime.com/latest/tag/Saint%2BPaul
• https://www.monticellolive.com/2021/12/
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/monticello-shooting-wright-county-montisippi-park/89-78cd08ee-2349-48d9-bf3e-127aa5186458
• https://spotcrime.com/mn/monticello
• https://www.co.wright.mn.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=11
 

On 12/09/2021, around 2 a.m., officers from the Robbinsdale Police Department spotted a stolen black SUV from Minneapolis. They initiated a pursuit which continued into Minneapolis. Police continued to chase until the driver of the SUV lost control at the intersection of Hayes Street Northeast and Northeast Lowry Avenue where the vehicle broke in two upon impact. Shawndale Devon Hickman, aged 16, was one of five juveniles inside the SUV. He died at the scene from blunt-force injuries. Another teenager also died in the crash. The other three occupants were hospitalized with serious injuries. The reason for the fatal chase was that police investigated the car as possibly stolen.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 fatalities, 3 serious injuries

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Last Update: 12/26/2024

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• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/victim-identified-in-deadly-crash-involving-stolen-vehicle/
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/minneapolis-teen-charged-in-carjacking-chase-that-left-2-dead
• https://www.startribune.com/teen-killed-in-northeast-minneapolis-crash-while-fleeing-police-idd/600128188/
• https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/12/09/minnesota-crash-after-police-pursuit-leaves-2-dead-3-hurt
• https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-teen-avoids-adult-prosecution-in-crash-of-carjacked-suv-that-killed-two/600263667/
• https://www.kare11.com/article/traffic/2-teens-dead-after-suv-crashes-while-fleeing-police/89-3710e936-8328-4b3f-a4c0-897dda834251
• https://www.startribune.com/charges-teen-crashed-carjacked-mercedes-in-minneapolis-while-fleeing-cops-and-killed-2-passengers/600234455/
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/police-chase-in-twin-cities-ends-with-2-teens-dead-3-injured-and-suv-split-in-half

On 11/28/2021, the Mounds View Police Department and New Brighton Police Department responded to a report of shots fired at a shopping area. Shortly after, there was a report of an armed robbery, and a man told officers someone had pointed a gun at him. Police encountered an employee of the Merwin Liquors store who said Kelley was alone inside. Police confronted Kelley and shot and killed him.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://www.startribune.com/authorities-id-man-shot-and-killed-by-police-in-mounds-view-liquor-store/600123184/
• https://www.fox9.com/news/police-armed-man-shot-killed-by-officers-at-mounds-view-liquor-store
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/man-shot-by-police-in-mounds-view-liquor-store-sunday-officers-involved-identified/
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/bca-identifies-man-fatally-shot-by-officers-in-mounds-view/89-e74a71e9-3010-43bc-9fca-86da75686cc8
• https://www.startribune.com/police-shoot-and-kill-armed-suspect-in-mounds-view/600121821/
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/officers-shoot-kill-armed-man-in-mounds-view-liquor-store/
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/mounds-view-police-fatal-shooting-aldis/89-77629921-df46-4131-a70f-202d81f6c2dc
• https://www.fox9.com/news/county-attorney-says-police-shooting-at-mounds-view-liquor-store-was-justified-force
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/ramsey-co-attorney-use-of-deadly-force-at-merwin-liquors-shooting-2021-justified/
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/review-officers-justified-in-shooting-killing-suspect-mounds-view/89-75567989-c8bf-417b-aa9d-11e0deb50ced

On 11/28/2021, the Forest Lake Police Department and Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to a home at around 1: 30 p.m. after calls of an armed person, who had a protection order against him, was threatening a person. Bradley George Erickson drove away officers who attempted a traffic stop. Police pursued Erickson. Forest Lake Officers Jonathan Glader and Matthew Smith and Washington County Sheriff's Deputy Greg Reiter shot and killed him.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/man-dies-after-law-enforcement-fires-shots-following-pursuit/89-45c601c5-a0d1-4c32-b253-1e6621583002
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/officers-wont-be-charged-in-fatal-shooting-of-armed-forest-lake-man/89-581cc4f4-1d3b-4dff-997e-96e0f53ea8e2
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/no-charges-for-officers-who-shot-killed-man-in-forest-lake-last-november/
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/prosecutors-wont-charge-police-in-fatal-2021-forest-lake-shooting/
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/no-charges-for-officers-involved-in-shooting-of-forest-lake-man
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/man-shot-by-police-in-forest-lake-dies-from-injuries
• https://www.startribune.com/forest-lake-man-shot-by-minnesota-law-enforcement-dies/600122789/
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/man-who-officers-shot-in-forest-lake-standoff-dies-in-hospital/
• https://apnews.com/article/police-shootings-minnesota-forests-2964851089cb654ec123be410f03b603
• https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/04/29/no-charges-officers-fatally-shot-man-forest-lake

On 11/09/2021, the Brooklyn Park Police Department responded to a call for a stolen truck. Officers saw a man driving the truck. The truck drove through a ditch onto Highway 610, losing a construction trailer. It then dragged fencing for miles onto Highway 252. Police pursued the truck. At the intersection of MN-252 and 66th Avenue N, police escalated a chase which ended when he crashed Into a fence and a light pole and died.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and Hennepin County Sheriff's Office are involved in the investigation.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://www.startribune.com/brooklyn-center-man-killed-in-hwy-252-crash-is-identified/600115343/
• https://ccxmedia.org/news/driver-killed-after-chain-link-fence-dragged-by-stolen-truck-hits-vehicle/
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/bca-looking-to-speak-with-man-who-may-have-information-on-fatal-brooklyn-center-crash
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/brooklyn-center-deadly-crash-judd-anderson/
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/law-enforcement-seeking-publics-help-in-locating-man-stolen-truck-involved-in-fatal-brooklyn-center-crash/
• https://www.fox9.com/news/investigators-looking-to-question-unknown-man-in-deadly-brooklyn-center-crash
• https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/11/11/police-looking-for-masked-man-following-death-during-chase-of-stolen-truck
• https://accidentdatacenter.com/us/minnesota/minneapolis-st-paul-mn/brooklyn-center/21/11/09/judd-roger-anderson-75-killed-crash-caused-fleeing-driver-stolen-truck-highway-252-brooklyn-center
 

On 10/16/2021, the Minnesota State Patrol responded to an incident where Cody Wayne Pirila allegedly killed his roommate, Skylar Cody Hunter, 31, and roommate's father, Jamie Allen Hunter, 51. After the killings, Pirila took his own life following a police chase.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/northern-minnesota-double-homicide-suspect-kills-himself-during-pursuit/
• https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/obituaries/cody-wayne-pirila
• https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/cody-wayne-pirila-obituary?id=31145068
• https://www.inforum.com/news/victims-suspect-identified-in-st-louis-county-homicide
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/victims-in-double-killing-idd-as-father-and-son-suspect-was-sons-roommate
• https://www.startribune.com/authorities-id-3-killed-in-an-apparent-murder-suicide-near-cloquet/600107684
• https://www.fox21online.com/2021/10/17/identities-released-in-double-murder-suicide-in-culver-township/
• https://www.fox9.com/news/deputies-roommate-kills-father-and-son-before-taking-own-life-in-northern-minnesota
• https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/10/17/victims-suspect-identified-in-culver-township-homicide
• https://www.pineknotnews.com/story/2021/10/15/news/updated-victims-alleged-shooter-identified-in-brookston-area-deaths/6082.html
 

On 09/22/2021, the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office responded to a call for a felony domestic assault. Troy Allen Engstrom, who was the man identified, shot at pursuing officers, hitting one officer's vehicle just above the driver's side windshield and a Ramsey County deputy's vehicle just below the driver's side windshield. Ramsey County Deputy Donald Rindal rammed Engstrom with his car, killing him.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/09/29/man-killed-by-police-vehicle-had-history-of-mental-illness
• https://www.mncrime.com/latest/rcso-deputys-use-of-force-ruled-justified-in-mounds-view-suspects-death
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/man-fatally-struck-by-squad-car-in-mounds-view-ramsey-co-deputy-identified/89-6687befc-7bfa-41e5-9470-937910cb6570
• https://www.startribune.com/ramsey-county-deputy-cleared-after-fatally-running-over-mounds-view-man-who-fired-at-squads/600154474
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/mn-deputy-who-fatally-rammed-man-who-shot-at-police-wont-be-charged
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/prosecutors-deputy-justified-in-fatally-hitting-armed-man-in-mounds-view/
• https://www.fox9.com/news/man-who-died-after-being-hit-by-squad-car-in-mounds-view-identified
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/mounds-view-suspect-deputy-identified/
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/man-deputy-involved-in-fatal-mounds-view-incident-are-identified
• https://www.fox9.com/news/deputys-use-of-squad-to-strike-kill-armed-man-in-mounds-view-justified-couny-attorney-says
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/prosecutor-finds-ramsey-co-deputy-justified-fatally-hitting-armed-man-with-squad-car-moundsview/89-aa59ff16-47eb-40e2-bf1e-72e5450c535c
• https://www.inforum.com/news/video-shows-armed-man-hit-killed-by-ramsey-county-squad-car

On 09/05/2021, the Eden Prairie Police Department responded to a 911 call of cars racing in the area of Flying Cloud Drive and Crosstown Circle around 1: 40 a.m. When police arrived, the drivers involved drove away, and officers began to chase one of the vehicles. Officers reportedly lost sight of the vehicle near the 494 overpass but found it a short time later crashed. Driver Devlyn Glen Voss, 19, and passenger Marina Emms, 19, were killed.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 fatalities

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/19-year-old-victims-identified-in-fatal-west-metro-crash/
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/families-id-19-year-olds-killed-in-crash-during-police-pursuit-from-eden-prairie-to-minnetonka
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/minnetonka-crash-eden-prairie-police-street-racing-report/89-3c35997a-292c-4212-96d2-ebe8c4cbbdca
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/one-dead-in-crash-after-police-pursue-street-racers
• https://www.startribune.com/one-dead-in-minnetonka-crash-following-police-pursuit/600094230/

On 09/05/2021, the Eden Prairie Police Department responded to a 911 call of cars racing in the area of Flying Cloud Drive and Crosstown Circle around 1: 40 a.m. When police arrived, the drivers involved drove away, and officers began to chase one of the vehicles. Officers reportedly lost sight of the vehicle near the 494 overpass but found it a short time later crashed. Driver Devlyn Glen Voss, 19, and passenger Marina Emms, 19, were killed.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 fatalities

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/19-year-old-victims-identified-in-fatal-west-metro-crash/
• https://www.eplocalnews.org/2021/09/07/fatal-car-crash/
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/families-id-19-year-olds-killed-in-crash-during-police-pursuit-from-eden-prairie-to-minnetonka
• https://patch.com/minnesota/woodbury/woodbury-woman-dies-after-fatal-minnetonka-crash
• https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/st-paul-mn/devlyn-voss-10340208
 

On 09/03/2021, the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office attempted to pull over a stolen vehicle. The driver left, and the deputy pursued until the vehicle crashed with five people inside. MarcozDenally Paramo, 14, and Alyjah Thomas, 15, were killed.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 fatalities

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/this-didnt-have-to-happen-two-teenagers-die-in-maplewood-police-chase/
• https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/st-paul-mn/marcoz-paramo-10342204
• https://racialreckoningmn.org/2021/09/10/community-mourns-two-teens-killed-in-police-chase/
• https://www.fox9.com/news/memorial-set-up-for-teens-killed-in-maplewood-crash-that-followed-chase
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/two-dead-after-crashing-stolen-car-yard-after-police-chase/89-1b97b08d-0da6-42d0-87cf-d2046ab7237e
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/family-identifies-victim-in-fatal-stolen-car-crash-in-maplewood/
• https://patch.com/minnesota/across-mn/didnt-have-happen-two-teenagers-die-maplewood-police-chase
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/15-year-old-charged-in-maplewood-police-chase-that-killed-2-teens/
• https://www.startribune.com/teen-driver-in-fatal-maplewood-crash-makes-first-court-appearance/600094769/
• https://racialreckoningmn.org/2021/09/13/children-march-for-teens-killed-in-police-chase/
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On 09/03/2021, the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office attempted to pull over a stolen vehicle. The driver left, and the deputy pursued until the vehicle crashed with five people inside. MarcozDenally Paramo, 14, and Alyjah Thomas, 15, were killed.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 fatalities

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/this-didnt-have-to-happen-two-teenagers-die-in-maplewood-police-chase/
• https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/st-paul-mn/marcoz-paramo-10342204
• https://racialreckoningmn.org/2021/09/10/community-mourns-two-teens-killed-in-police-chase/
• https://www.fox9.com/news/memorial-set-up-for-teens-killed-in-maplewood-crash-that-followed-chase
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/two-dead-after-crashing-stolen-car-yard-after-police-chase/89-1b97b08d-0da6-42d0-87cf-d2046ab7237e
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/family-identifies-victim-in-fatal-stolen-car-crash-in-maplewood/
• https://patch.com/minnesota/across-mn/didnt-have-happen-two-teenagers-die-maplewood-police-chase
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/15-year-old-charged-in-maplewood-police-chase-that-killed-2-teens/
• https://www.startribune.com/teen-driver-in-fatal-maplewood-crash-makes-first-court-appearance/600094769/
• https://racialreckoningmn.org/2021/09/13/children-march-for-teens-killed-in-police-chase/

On 07/10/2021, the Cloquet Police Department, Fond du Lac Police Department, Carlton County Sheriff's Office, and Minnesota State Patrol responded to a call for an armed man entering a home on Ridge around 10: 20 a.m. Officers saw Cogswell armed with a gun and threatening residents. Officers cleared the house, leaving Cogswell inside. Officers reportedly used less-lethal efforts to bring an end to the event. Cogswell shot and killed himself.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/police-man-who-died-by-suicide-during-cloquet-standoff-was-from-twin-cities
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-killed-self-cloquet-standoff-040100437.html
• https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/21739035/avery-brenden-cogswell/

On 07/06/2021, the Minneapolis Police Department responded to a call for a carjacking and robbery. Around 12: 30 a.m., Officer Brian Cummings was chasing the man when he hit and killed Leneal Frazier, a father of five who was the uncle of Darnella Frazier, the teenager who recorded the video of George Floyd's death. The person police were chasing got away.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Leneal_Frazier
• https://apnews.com/article/death-of-george-floyd-george-floyd-minneapolis-homicide-darnella-frazier-32799b3d2569acef76372d812ac1b573
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/charges-dropped-against-man-accused-of-fleeing-police-in-a-high-speed-chase-that-killed-leneal-frazier/
• https://www.startribune.com/charges-dropped-against-man-accused-of-being-driver-in-police-chase-that-killed-bystander/600299794/
• https://patch.com/minnesota/southwestminneapolis/minneapolis-cop-charged-vehicular-homicide-fatal-crash
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/family-of-leneal-frazier-sues-minneapolis-for-his-death-in-2021-police-chase/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darnella_Frazier

On 07/05/2021, the Le Center Police Department and Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office responded to a call after a woman reported she was assaulted and strangled by Michael Lee Elie. A standoff started around 9: 20 p.m. Two children, ages 12 and 4, were still hiding in the house. Police talked to Elie on the phone, but he refused to come outside. They convinced him to let the children leave the home. Officers breached the home at around 7: 15 a.m. and found Elie dead with a self-inflicted gunshot.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://www.fox9.com/news/sheriff-le-center-standoff-with-suspected-domestic-abuser-ends-in-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound
• https://www.southernminnesotanews.com/sheriff-incident-that-closed-area-in-le-center-resolved/
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/man-shot-himself-during-standoff-with-police-deputies-in-southern-mn

On 07/04/2021, the Olivia Police Department responded to an incident where around 2: 20 a.m., an "altercation" ensued, and Officer Aaron Clouse shot Ricardo Torres Jr. Police said a shotgun was recovered from near where Torres was shot. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

https://www.inforum.com/news/authorities-id-man-fatally-shot-by-olivia-police-officer-july-4
• https://www.fox9.com/news/olivia-police-shooting-ruled-justified-no-criminal-charges-filed
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/no-charges-in-olivia-police-shooting-of-ricardo-torres-jr/
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/man-fatally-shot-by-police-in-olivia-identified-no-bodycam-footage
• https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/11/19/no-criminal-charges-against-officer-in-fatal-police-shooting-in-olivia-minn
• https://sahanjournal.com/public-safety/ricardo-torres-police-shooting-olivia/
• https://www.fox9.com/news/family-friends-identify-man-killed-in-olivia-minn-deadly-police-shooting
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/bca-ricardo-torres-jr-was-fatally-shot-by-olivia-police-officer-aaron-clouse/
• https://www.fox9.com/news/deadly-olivia-minnesota-police-shooting-sent-to-county-attorney-for-charging-decision
• https://www.startribune.com/bca-confirms-identity-of-man-fatally-shot-by-police-in-olivia/600075609/
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/bca-identifies-man-killed-and-officer-who-fired-weapon-in-deadly-olivia-shooting/89-e1eff148-8e2d-4752-8da1-151a52f3bac7
• https://www.nujournal.com/news/local-news/2021/11/20/no-charges-to-be-filed-in-olivia-police-shooting/

On June 3, 2021, members of a U.S. Marshals Service task force attempted to arrest 32-year-old Winston Boogie Smith Jr. on an outstanding warrant for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. The arrest took place in a parking ramp near West Lake Street in Minneapolis. During the encounter, Smith was reportedly uncooperative and produced a handgun. Officers fired at Smith, fatally wounding him. The incident led to protests and civil unrest in the Minneapolis area. An investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension concluded that the officers' use of deadly force was legally justified.

https://knsiradio.com/2021/06/09/bca-asks-public-for-footage-of-officer-involved-shooting/ 

On 05/29/2021, officers from the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota State Patrol, and Elk River Police Department saw a vehicle thought to be connected to a shooting in Minneapolis heading east on Highway 10 in Big Lake. Deputies and troopers attempted to stop the vehicle, and Elk River police joined the pursuit. The man allegedly shot at the officers pursuing him. His vehicle crossed oncoming lanes of traffic and crashed through a barrier. The man was found dead in his car from a self-inflicted gunshot with a gun found near his body.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/1-dead-after-police-chase-crash-elk-river-following-minneapolis-shooting/89-0b5a9fc1-15e6-4322-ae40-8414937ea53d
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/mpls-shooting-suspect-dead-police-chase-crash-elk-river/
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/car-chase-ends-in-elk-river-with-suspect-shot-to-death-officers-not-believed-to-have-fired-guns/
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/police-chase-ends-with-death-in-elk-river-driver-tied-to-minneapolis-shooting
• https://www.fox9.com/news/investigators-suspect-in-minneapolis-shooting-death-after-police-chase-ends-in-elk-river-minn

On 04/18/2021, officers from the Burnsville Police Department found Bradley Olsen driving a vehicle with stolen plates when he subsequently crashed. Officers soon received a report that he was involved in a carjacking. Police pursued the carjacked vehicle, and Olsen allegedly fired at pursuing officers before crashing the vehicle and continuing to shoot at police, who then shot and killed him. Officers Dan Anderson, Brent Murray, Paul Oelrich, and Chris Walswick fired their guns.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/bca-investigating-shooting-involving-police-burnsville/89-a323a0d2-6997-4936-ba5c-bc35fba7669c
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/bca-identifies-4-police-officers-involved-in-fatal-shooting-in-burnsville
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daunte_Wright_protests
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/man-fatally-shot-by-police-on-i-35w-in-burnsville-is-identified

On 04/11/2021, officers from the Brooklyn Center Police Department pulled over Daunte Wright for an alleged traffic violation related to expired registration tags. Officers then reportedly discovered that he had a warrant for his arrest. Police tried to arrest Wright, but he stepped back into his car, and officers struggled with him. Officer Kim Potter, 48, shouted, "Taser," and then shot and killed Wright with her duty weapon. Potter resigned from the police and was arrested and faces a charge of second-degree manslaughter.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://abcnews.go.com/US/fatal-police-shooting-daunte-wright/story?id=77092274
• https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Daunte_Wright
• https://mprnews.org/crime-law-and-justice/killing-of-daunte-wright
• https://apnews.com/article/c79ada5d64f652c18275996e487dee72

On 03/18/2021, officers from the Bloomington Police Department responded around 6: 15 p.m. to a report of a man walking with a gun. They found Anton Lamont Burnes firing a handgun from a pedestrian bridge. A Bloomington officer fired his service weapon at Burnes, but it was not immediately clear whether he was struck by the gunfire. Burnes continued shooting his handgun from the bridge for the next 10 minutes, but police did not return fire. Burnes eventually climbed outside the bridge's safety fencing and shot himself, falling onto I-494 below and dying.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/man-who-fired-gun-at-traffic-died-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-in-bloomington-identified/
• https://www.bradshawfuneral.com/obituaries/anton-burnes
• https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MNHENNE/2021/03/23/file_attachments/1731987/2021-1936%20Burnes%2C%20Anton%20Lamont.pdf
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/man-who-fired-gun-at-traffic-died-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-in-bloomington-identified/
• https://patch.com/minnesota/richfield/lakeville-man-died-suicide-over-i-494-medical-examiner

On 03/05/2021, police in Maple Plain attempted to pull a man over for speeding and driving erratically. The man continued driving, passing through multiple jurisdictions before being knocked off the road by a Ramsey County sheriff deputy at North McKnight Road. Two shots reportedly were fired from the driver's seat. As officers approached, the man appeared to be unconscious from a head wound. Police said he fatally shot himself.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/man-who-fired-gun-at-traffic-died-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-in-bloomington-identified/
• https://www.bradshawfuneral.com/obituaries/anton-burnes
• https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MNHENNE/2021/03/23/file_attachments/1731987/2021-1936%20Burnes%2C%20Anton%20Lamont.pdf
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/man-who-fired-gun-at-traffic-died-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-in-bloomington-identified/
• https://patch.com/minnesota/richfield/lakeville-man-died-suicide-over-i-494-medical-examiner
• https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/20432156/Anton-Burnes
 

On 02/27/2021, a deputy from the Wadena County Sheriff's Office pulled over a driver in North Germany Township around 8: 45 p.m. A "struggle" broke out between the deputy and the driver, and then another driver arrived. An officer from the Sebeka Police Department showed up. There was reportedly an exchange of gunfire, and all four people in the struggle were shot. Deputy Troy Mayer and Officer Jason Worm shot and killed brothers Shannon Michael Savela, 36, and David Jay Savela, 42.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 fatalities

Last Update: 12/26/2024

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/men-fatally-shot-by-police-in-wadena-county-were-brothers
• https://www.inhnews.com/single-post/officers-cleared-in-deadly-shoot-out
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/new-footage-shows-2021-northern-minnesota-traffic-stop-that-left-2-brothers-dead-2-officers-hurt/
• https://knoxradio.com/2021/03/02/authorities-identify-2-who-died-in-wadena-co-shooting-incident/
• https://lptv.org/brothers-officers-involved-in-deadly-wadena-county-shootout-identified/
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/two-people-fatally-shot-by-police-after-traffic-stop-wadena-county/89-440d82af-6e3d-4419-bf9f-66b9b2759746
• https://www.fox9.com/news/bca-pair-of-brothers-shot-and-killed-by-police-officer-saturday-in-wadena-county
• https://www.kvrr.com/2021/03/02/minnesota-bca-identifies-two-men-who-died-in-wadena-county-officer-involved-shooting/
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On 02/27/2021, a deputy from the Wadena County Sheriff's Office pulled over a driver in North Germany Township around 8: 45 p.m. A "struggle" broke out between the deputy and the driver, and then another driver arrived. An officer from the Sebeka Police Department showed up. There was reportedly an exchange of gunfire, and all four people in the struggle were shot. Deputy Troy Mayer and Officer Jason Worm shot and killed brothers Shannon Michael Savela, 36, and David Jay Savela, 42.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 fatalities

Last Update: 12/26/2024

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/men-fatally-shot-by-police-in-wadena-county-were-brothers
• https://www.inhnews.com/single-post/officers-cleared-in-deadly-shoot-out
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/new-footage-shows-2021-northern-minnesota-traffic-stop-that-left-2-brothers-dead-2-officers-hurt/
• https://knoxradio.com/2021/03/02/authorities-identify-2-who-died-in-wadena-co-shooting-incident/
• https://lptv.org/brothers-officers-involved-in-deadly-wadena-county-shootout-identified/
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/two-people-fatally-shot-by-police-after-traffic-stop-wadena-county/89-440d82af-6e3d-4419-bf9f-66b9b2759746
• https://www.fox9.com/news/bca-pair-of-brothers-shot-and-killed-by-police-officer-saturday-in-wadena-county
• https://www.kvrr.com/2021/03/02/minnesota-bca-identifies-two-men-who-died-in-wadena-county-officer-involved-shooting/
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On 02/26/2021, officers from the Duluth Police Department were called to a residence in response to what they were told was "a physical domestic" incident. The officers were warned that a man wanted on felony warrants was inside and refusing to surrender. A woman also was in the home, but she left when police arrived. Following a lengthy standoff, police shot and killed David Conwell.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://www.fox9.com/news/county-attorney-says-use-of-force-was-justified-in-deadly-shooting-by-deputies-in-duluth
• https://www.fox21online.com/2021/03/03/bca-duluth-standoff-suspect-who-killed-k9-luna-incited-2-shootouts-with-police/
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/bca-details-hours-long-duluth-standoff-that-ended-with-suspect-k-9-dead/
• https://www.startribune.com/man-killed-in-duluth-standoff-is-identified/600028447
• https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/02/27/bca-identifies-man-killed-by-law-enforcement-after-lengthy-standoff-in-duluth
• https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-bca-identifies-duluth-man-shot-and-killed-by-deputies-after-hours-long-standoff
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/fatal-shooting-of-man-who-killed-police-k-9-in-duluth-was-justified-county-attorney-says
• https://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/duluth-police-k-9-fatally-shot-overnight-standoff/89-b3b053e0-9e27-455d-9620-445fe0998946
• https://www.inforum.com/news/bca-duluth-standoff-suspect-twice-shot-at-officers-was-killed-after-pointing-gun-at-deputies
• https://www.winonajournal.com/reconstructing-the-duluth-police-standoff/
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement-who-shot-suspect-in-duluth-standoff-identified/89-a19e4578-a807-4b88-a37b-04e405f50b04
• https://y94.com/2021/02/28/man-who-shot-police-dog-and-stood-off-against-police-in-duluth-shot-and-killed/

On 02/21/2021, a Blaine shoplifting call led to a carjacking and a police pursuit that ended with a shootout near Braham. Officers from the Anoka Police Department and Blaine Police Department shot and killed Dominic Lucas Koch.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

Last Update: 12/26/2024

• https://www.wcmpradio.com/post/bca-releases-name-of-man-fatal-shot-by-police-in-isanti-co
• https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/02/24/man-shot-by-law-enforcement-in-isanti-county-identified
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/man-charged-in-police-chase-that-ended-with-police-shooting-suspect
• https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/carjacking-suspect-killed-in-police-shooting-identified-as-wisconsin-man/
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/officers-identified-in-fatal-shooting-of-suspect-in-isanti-county
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/officers-involved-in-fatal-isanti-county-shooting-identified/
• https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/bca-investigating-shooting-incident-involving-law-enforcement/89-9faff717-b3f7-4302-bd87-5c1208d30b6f
• https://www.startribune.com/man-shot-to-death-by-police-in-isanti-county-is-id-d-accomplice-charged/600026520
• https://www.fox9.com/news/bca-identifies-officers-involved-in-deadly-isanti-county-police-shooting
• https://theothermccain.com/2021/02/25/criminal-dies-in-minnesota-shootout/
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/man-killed-in-isanti-county-pursuit-identified/

On January 29, 2021, officers from the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responded to a car-jacking at gunpoint near the Pike Lake Super One grocery store in Saginaw, Minnesota where Scott Michael Jordon had allegedly forced a woman and her 16-year-old son from their vehicle. After they were safely out of the car, officers followed. They engaged in a shootout. Jordon was found dead. Police stated that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:Fatalities: 1
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Last Update: 12/28/2024

https://www.fox21online.com/2021/06/18/st-louis-county-attorney-use-of-deadly-force-justified-in-saginaw-officer-involved-shooting/
• https://www.fox21online.com/2021/01/30/update-man-died-of-self-inflicted-gunshot-not-officer-gunfire-in-shooting-in-saginaw-friday-bca-says/https://www.fox21online.com/2021/06/18/st-louis-county-attorney-use-of-deadly-force-justified-in-saginaw-officer-involved-shooting/

On January 14, 2021, at around 3:15 p.m., the Brooklyn Park Police Department responded to reports of a man walking through yards in the 7500 block of 83rd Avenue. Initially, a caller reported that this man had broken into his home but then fled. Upon arriving at that location, officers were redirected by another family who said the same man had just entered their home. Several children managed to escape, but the man found a 7-year-old boy hiding in a closet and refused to release him. The man claimed he was armed with multiple guns and would not surrender. After negotiations, the standoff ended around 10:30 p.m. when the man took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
Fatalities: 1
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Last Update: 12/28/2024

https://www.fox9.com/news/7-year-old-safe-after-hostage-situation-in-brooklyn-park?

On January 8, 2021, around 11 a.m., officers from the Robbinsdale Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle due to an active felony warrant for the registered owner. Following a brief pursuit, the vehicle was disabled, and officers managed to block it in. Brian Andren, identified as the driver, exited the vehicle armed with a knife. Despite commands to drop the weapon, Andren did not comply. Police fired a taser and then, Officer Brian Sloat opened fire and killed him.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:Fatalities: 1
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https://www.fox9.com/news/victim-identified-in-deadly-robbinsdale-police-shooting
• https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/man-officers-involved-in-deadly-confrontation-in-robbinsdale-identified/
 

On January 7, 2021, at approximately 3 a.m., a driver allegedly ran a stop sign at Atlantic Street and Minnehaha Avenue while driving a stolen Ford Focus at 61 mph in a 30-mph zone upon the driver spotting a St. Paul police officer focusing om him. The officer had noticed the stolen car, confirmed via license plate check that it was stolen the previous day, and escalated to chase that ended when the pursued vehicle crashed into bystander Alison Annen, killing her.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:Fatalities: 1
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Last Update: 12/28/2024

1. https://kstp.com/kstp-news/traffic-news/update-60-year-old-grandmother-identified-as-victim-in-fatal-hit-and-run-no-arrests/
2. https://www.startribune.com/charges-chronic-auto-thief-in-stolen-car-causes-crash-kills-other-driver-in-st-paul/600011358/
3. https://www.yahoo.com/news/repeat-car-thief-sentenced-crash-010700218.html