Burnsville, Minnesota police officers Matthew Ruge and Paul Elmstrand and firefighter and EMT Adam Finseth were shot and killed just before 2 a.m. Sunday while responding to a domestic call.
Breitbart News reported on the shooting on Sunday, which revealed that three people were killed: two police officers and a paramedic. The third officer was shot and injured.
75 KSTP report He revealed the identity of the deceased and noted that the subject of the domestic report was found dead in his home at around 8am.
They said: “Other family members who were inside the home, including seven children aged between 2 and 15, were not harmed.”
These are the men shot and killed in the line of duty this morning in Burnsville responding to a domestic violence call. Absolutely pissed off. pic.twitter.com/ESCqJyB1Xh
— Julie Nelson (@JulieNelsonKARE) February 18, 2024
CNN I got it. Superintendent Drew Evans of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Enforcement said the suspect fired at officers “from multiple positions in the house.”
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