BAGLEY, MN – A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Clearwater County.
The Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office said the incident began shortly after noon when a deputy recognized an adult male at a Cenex store as someone who had a felony warrant for his arrest.
The deputy approached the man with the intent of arresting him. An altercation ensued, at which time the man was able to get into his vehicle and flee from the scene.
The deputy pursued the male in his vehicle as it drove east on U.S. Highway 2. Other deputies with the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office and officers with the Bagley Police Department joined the pursuit as the male at times drove his vehicle into the westbound lanes of the highway. Attempts were made to block the vehicle but were unsuccessful and the male continued to drive east.
As the pursuit continued, the male drove his vehicle through a yard of a residence and north onto McDougal Avenue NW before driving into another yard of a residence where law enforcement units were able to get the vehicle stopped.
Once stopped, deputies and officers attempted to get the male out of the vehicle. The male discharged a weapon at them that fired a flare type projectile. A deputy fired their weapon striking the male. Life saving measures were performed on the male with the assistance of the Bagley Sanford Ambulance, but the male died at the scene.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating.
