Man fleeing law enforcement in Duluth shot and killed

A man who had fled police was shot by law enforcement during a stop in Duluth, Minn., late Tuesday, Feb. 10, and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating.

Two deputies from the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office fired their weapons after stopping a vehicle in the 7900 block of Grand Avenue. A man was struck. Law enforcement provided first-aid at the scene, but the victim died at the scene, according to a statement from St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay.

Events unfolded about 9:40 p.m. when a deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for reckless driving on Grand Avenue near 59th Avenue in West Duluth.

The driver took off and eventually stopped about 20 blocks later.

Details as to what transpired at the scene have not been released, but shots were fired during the incident, the sheriff said.

The deputies were not hurt, Ramsay said.

A handgun was found in the driver’s seat of man’s vehicle, Ramsay said.

The BCA confirmed it is investigating a “use-of-force” incident in Duluth.

On Wednesday morning, Grand Avenue remained closed between 78th Avenue West to 83rd Avenue West due to the continued investigation. The closure is expected to continue for the next few hours, Duluth Police said at 7:30 a.m.

In an unrelated incident, Duluth police are looking into a fatal that happened earlier on Tuesday.

Officers went to the 400 block of Piedmont Avenue in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood after getting a call about shooting.

They arrived and found a man dead of “apparent gunshot wounds,” a statement from police said.