US EditionWest St. Paul School Placed on Lockdown While Police Responded to Nearby Incident
The suspect fired at officers for four hours during the nearly eight-hour standoff, leading to police use of chemical irritants and tactical communication methods, officials said.
- On Aug. 28, West St. Paul Police Department said a man was fatally shot after an almost eight-hour barricade when a South Metro SWAT member fired as the suspect pointed a long gun at officers about 6:40 p.m.
- After officers found a motorcycle linked to the suspect, West St. Paul Police Department surrounded a home in the 1200 block of Ottawa Avenue and evacuated residents Thursday.
- Members of South Metro SWAT took over about 2:15 p.m., deploying a cellphone, drones and robotics as the suspect fired at officers for four hours, striking armored SWAT vehicles and an officer's ballistic shield while police used chemical irritants.
- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the officer-involved shooting and emphasized there is no ongoing threat while BCA agents and crime-scene personnel remain on scene.
- The standoff prompted shelter-in-place orders and street closures, with local residents ordered to shelter in place and streets blocked around the scene following a deadly attack at Annunciation Catholic School.
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Police fatally shoot man after lengthy standoff at home in West St. Paul - Austin Daily Herald
Andrew Krueger A man was fatally shot by police following an hours-long standoff Thursday at a home in West St. Paul. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating. The standoff started just before midday at a home on the 1200 block of Ottawa Avenue in West St. Paul, near Moreland Avenue. According to a news release from West St. Paul police, officers from neighboring St. Paul located a motorcycle associated with a man wanted on…
Police fatally shoot man after lengthy standoff at home in West St. Paul
WEST ST. PAUL — A man was fatally shot by police following an hours-long standoff Thursday, Aug. 28, at a home in West St. Paul. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating. The standoff started just before midday at a home on the 1200 block of Ottawa Avenue in West St. Paul, near Moreland Avenue. According to a news release from West St. Paul police, officers from neighboring St. Paul located a motorcycle associated with a ma…
West St. Paul police: Officer fatally shot man who fired at police during standoff
After an hours-long standoff Thursday in West St. Paul, with the suspect shooting at police, he took aim at officers with a long gun and a SWAT officer returned fire, according to police. The man was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. The incident began when St. Paul officers were searching for a man wanted for multiple felony warrants, West St. Paul police said in a statement Thursday night. Officers found a motorcycle associated with t…
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