Carjacking Suspect Shot and Killed by Police in Burnsville
Burnsville, MN (KROC-AM News) - There was another deadly officer involved in the Twin Cities on Sunday.
The Burnsville Police Department issued a statement indicating a carjacking suspect was shot and killed in the vicinity of the interchange of I-35W and Highway 13 north of the Burnsville Center shopping mall around 3 PM. The person who was killed was described as a white male in his 20s and was transported to the Hennepin County Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Burnsville police say, according to initial reports, officers encountered the suspect driving a vehicle with stolen license plates, and the motorist was involved in a crash. Soon after, police received reports the same man had carjacked a vehicle driven by a woman at gunpoint, which led to a police pursuit.
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BURNSVILLE, Minn. â Another police department in the Minneapolis area is investigating an officer-involved shooting. Sunday afternoon, officials in the suburb of Burnsville said they were investigating the shooting death of a carjacking suspect.
Around 3 p.m. CT, officers in Burnsville, about 10 miles south of Minneapolis, discovered a car with stolen plates. The suspect later crashed the car. Officers then were notified that the suspect, identified only as a white man in his 20s, then carjacked a woman at gunpoint.
The statement from police says while officers were chasing the suspect, he fired shots at them before crashing this second car. The man reportedly continued to fire shots at officers and multiple officers returned fire.
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Dramatic moment Minnesota carjacker jumps out of moving vehicle and points gun at driver before being killed by cops
Updated: Apr 19 2021, 12:15 ET
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TRAFFIC camera footage shows the dramatic moment an alleged carjacker jumped from a moving vehicle and pointed his gun at another driver as he was chased by police.
The unidentified suspect was fatally shot by Minnesota cops on Sunday as he tried to steal a second vehicle while standing in the middle of Highway 13.
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Officers first encountered the suspect driving a vehicle with stolen plates, according to KSTP.
The suspect, described as a white male in his 20s, crashed the vehicle and escaped.