Brooklyn Park police say an officer shot and injured a man carrying a gun as they responded to a report of a baby not breathing early Sunday.
BCA investigating Brooklyn Park Police use of force in shooting
The man involved, who police said carried a gun, was expected to survive.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
June 23, 2024 at 8:59PM
Police arrived at a home on the 8700 block of Queens Gardens North around 4 a.m., according to a news release from department. They found a 7-month-old in critical condition. The baby was taken to the hospital and died there.
Brooklyn Park officers stayed at the residence to investigate. At 4:41 a.m., officers “encountered an adult male with a gun,” the news release said. One of the officers shot the man, who was injured and transported to a hospital. He is expected to survive.
A gun was found on the scene and the incident was filmed on body-worn cameras, according to BPPD.
As is often the case in officer use-of-force incidents, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is also investigating.
The pilot was the only person inside the plane, and was not injured in the emergency landing, according to the State Patrol.
