Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/08/2025

Location : 100 block of Liberty Heights Drive

City : Chaska

County : Carver

State : Minnesota

Agency : Eden Prairie Police Department, Chaska Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 10/08/2025, Eden Prairie Police investigators went to a residence in Chaska to question a man wanted for felony theft and property damage. While officers were speaking to a woman outside the home, they heard a single gunshot from inside. Officers entered and found the man with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is conducting an independent investigation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.eplocalnews.org/2025/10/08/man-dies-from-apparent-self-inflicted-gunshot-during-eden-prairie-police-investigation-in-chaska/
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/police-man-died-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-eden-prairie-center/89-0903d8dc-b2d4-4584-ad73-e0323b8f9441
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/police-man-fatally-shoots-himself-as-eden-prairie-investigators-approach-chaska-home
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/police-man-dies-apparent-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-during-eden-prairie-police-investigation-chaska/
https://www.startribune.com/man-dies-in-chaska-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-during-eden-prairie-police-investigation/602230671/