KSTP Created: February 21, 2021 04:02 PM
Officials say a carjacking and pursuit that started in Blaine and ended in Isanti County left a suspect dead and a K-9 wounded after shots were fired.
Blaine Police Chief Brian Podany said the pursuit started with a theft call at the Kohl s on the 10300 block of Baltimore Street Northeast. Officers found a suspect and a stolen vehicle, but the suspects then fled the area.
One of the suspects, armed with a gun, then carjacked a separate vehicle at a nearby business. Police found the suspect and then began a pursuit northbound on Highway 65.
The chase ended at Highway 65 and Highway 107 near Braham, Minnesota, when the suspect vehicle became disabled, Podany said. Two suspects got out of the stolen vehicle and started fleeing on foot.