Police on scene of an officer-involved shooting on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. MN CRIME PHOTO
Saint Paul police confirmed late Saturday night in a media conference that officers were involved in the shooting and that the suspect is deceased.
Dispatch audio recordings indicate that police were called for a report of a man carrying a machete on the first floor of the apartment building.
Police arrived and surrounded the building, which was quickly followed by officers reporting that shots were fired.
Paramedics and more squads were requested to assist at the scene.
SPPD says that the man had been reportedly threatening a group of people inside the apartment building while armed with the knife.
Officers located the man in a first-floor hallway of the building, SPPD says, and he still had the knife in his hand. Officers attempted to get him to drop the knife and retreated after he “advanced” toward them.
The department says one officer deployed a taser and another officer fired shots at the man, who—according to EMS radio dispatches—was struck multiple times. The audio revealed that officers began CPR and were able to move a knife away from the man. Paramedics then arrived and pronounced him deceased.
The officers were wearing body-worn cameras that were activated at the time. It’s not yet known if or when those recordings may be released. There were no officers injured.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension confirmed agents were responding to the “use-of-force incident,” and are investigating the shooting, which is standard procedure.
