Officers involved in Hwy. 212 shooting return to work as BCA continues to investigate

March 3, 2014 at 9:05AM
Feb. 7, 2014: Lt. Eric Roeske, of the Minnesota State Patrol, talked to the media at Eden Prairie City Hall about the early morning chase that ended with gunshots and left a man and a woman dead on Hwy. 212.
Feb. 7, 2014: Lt. Eric Roeske, of the Minnesota State Patrol, talked to the media at Eden Prairie City Hall about the early morning chase that ended with gunshots and left a man and a woman dead on Hwy. 212. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The officers involved in the shooting death of a couple on Hwy. 212 have returned to work while state investigators continue to analyze evidence in the case.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is still investigating; the case will go to the Hennepin County attorney's office for a review of potential charges. Other officer-involved shooting investigations have taken months.

Matthew Serbus, 36, originally from Maple Grove, and Dawn Pfister, 34, of Elkhorn, Wis., led police on a high-speed chase Feb. 7 and were shot multiple times when they emerged from the car with a knife. The four officers — Chaska police Sgt. Brady Juell, Chaska police officer Trent Wurtz, State Patrol Trooper Mark Lund and Carver County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Nathan Mueller — were put on administrative leave after and returned to work the week of Feb. 17.

KELLY SMITH | @kellystrib

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Kelly Smith covers nonprofits/philanthropy for the Star Tribune and is based in Minneapolis. Since 2010, she’s covered Greater Minnesota on the state/region team, Hennepin County government, west metro suburban government and west metro K-12 education.

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