Police fatally shot a motorcyclist who had fled police on foot and was struck by a squad car following a vehicle pursuit in a Duluth suburb, according to the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
A St. Louis County sheriff's deputy and two police officers from Hermantown were pursuing the motorcyclist Saturday just after 3 p.m., a news release said.
The motorcyclist was traveling northbound on Midway Road just past W. Arrowhead Road at more than 100 miles per hour.
The officers later called off their pursuit.
A short time later, sheriff's deputies spotted the motorcyclist briefly.
After the motorcycle got stuck, its driver tried to flee on foot.
"At one point during the encounter, shots were fired," the news release said. "At another point the subject was struck by a squad car."
Police rendered first aid but the motorcycle rider died at the scene. A gun was recovered, according to BCA crime scene personnel.
