Man shot after police chase in Robbinsdale 'kind of snapped,' felt it was 'only way out,' sister says Brian Andren was wanted on child abuse charges in S.D., a court official said. January 11, 2021 — 8:29pm Text size Copy shortlink: The sister of a man shot to death by police in Robbinsdale last week said Monday that she believes her brother "kind of snapped" and wanted officers to end his life because of serious charges filed against him in South Dakota. Authorities on Monday identified the man who was fatally shot by police late Friday morning as Brian E. Andren, 47, of Ramsey. Andren was shot several times after a brief vehicle chase into a residential area near N. 38th and Noble avenues, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office.