Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Jon Collins, 612-919-5918
Officer involved shooting
November 10, 2017 (CRYSTAL) – At
approximately 5:06 p.m. Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch received
a call of a suicidal person on the 5100 block of Angeline Avenue North.
Officers from Crystal, with mutual
aid from New Hope and Robbinsdale police departments, were dispatched to the
above location.
Upon arrival, responding officers
encountered an adult male at the location who was armed with a gun. Officers
immediately evacuated neighbors in surrounding houses and attempted to make
contact with the victim.
Upon making contact, shots were fired by both the adult male and
officers. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. No officers were
injured during the incident.
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is investigating at the
request of Crystal police department.
The Hennepin County Medical
Examiner’s Office will make the identification and official cause of
death.
Further information will be
provided as it becomes available. For additional information, contact Jon
Collins at 612-919-5918 or Jon.Collins@hennepin.us.
-HCSO-
Look for more news on
the Hennepin County Sheriff's website at http://www.hennepinsheriff.org.
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