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Heaven Heinzer-Clark, a 15-year-old student on the Iron Range, traveled more than 70 miles south to stand in the morning rain and protest outside of the St. Louis County Courthouse in Duluth. She had a lot on her mind. She has been watching the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis cop charged in the death of George Floyd. And she just learned that police officers in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright on Sunday. She considered the publicity ...

St. Louis prosecutors say deputies were justified when they fatally shot 19-year-old man Katie Galioto, Star Tribune DULUTH – St. Louis County prosecutors said two sheriffs deputies were justified when they fatally shot a 19-year-old man in Mountain Iron late last year, County Attorney Mark Rubin said Monday. In a news release, Rubin said the use of deadly force "was reasonable, necessary, justified and authorized" under Minnesota law. On Dec. 5, St. Louis County deputies Ryan...

St. Louis County Attorney: Use of Deadly Force Justified in Mt. Iron Officer-Involved Shooting February 8, 2021 MT. IRON, Minn. – The St. Louis County Attorney’s Office has ruled that the use of deadly force was justified in a December officer-involved shooting in Mt. Iron. The ruling is in connection to a December 5, 2020 incident, when Deputy Ryan Smith and Deputy Matt Tomsich were involved in a shooting that killed 19-year-old Estavon Dominick Elioff. According to the report, a two-tier ...