A man was fatally shot Wednesday during an encounter with law enforcement in the Iron Range city of Chisholm, Minn., authorities said.
Man shot to death during encounter with law enforcement in Chisholm
Authorities have yet to say whose gunfire proved fatal.
April 20, 2022 at 5:55PM
The man, who was wanted for a recent felony in Morrison County, was killed about 7:20 a.m. in the 200 block of S. Central Avenue, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office said.
"Contact was made with the suspect, and an officer-involved shooting occurred," according to a Sheriff's Office statement, which did not say whose gunfire killed the man. His identity has yet to be released.
No law enforcement officers were injured during the encounter.
According to the Sheriff's Office:
About 4:40 a.m., sheriff's deputies, the State Patrol and police from Hibbing, Chisholm and Virginia "were actively searching for a known suspect and vehicle" in connection with the Morrison County crime.
After a sheriff's deputy spotted the vehicle unoccupied in Chisholm about 7:15 a.m., officers went to Central Avenue. The gunfire occurred less than 30 minutes later.
The man, whose identify was not released, was declared dead at the scene. It wasn't clear whether officers shot the person.
The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will lead an investigation into the shooting.
This report contains information from the Associated Press.
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