Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Michael Lee Elie
Gender : Male
Age : 38
Race : White
Date : 07/05/2021
Location : 300 block S. Cordova Avenue
City : Le Center
County : Le Sueur
State : Minnesota
Agency : Le Center Police Department, Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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
SOURCE LINKS :
• 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
