Authorities have identified the fugitive who they say refused to drop his weapon and was shot by a drug task force officer Wednesday in western Minnesota.
Dylan McKaide Anderson-Butler is considered a fugitive for alleged violations of his intensive supervised release conditions, said Department of Corrections spokesperson Andy Skoogman in an email Thursday.
Personnel with the CEE-VI (Cooperative Enforcement Effort) Drug Task Force were attempting to apprehend Anderson-Butler, who was wanted by the state Department of Corrections, while he was in a vehicle, but he fled on foot into the Granite Falls City Cemetery on SE. 35th Street.
The encounter occurred about 3:35 p.m. Wednesday northeast of Granite Falls and ended with Anderson-Butler being taken by emergency responders to a Twin Cities hospital, the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office said.
According to Sheriff Derek Olson:
While possessing a weapon, Anderson-Butler "refused to follow commands," Olson said. "During the apprehension, a member of the task force shot [Anderson-Butler]."
Emergency medical services tended to Anderson-Butler before he was hospitalized in stable condition.
According to Skoogman, Anderson-Butler has "extensive" past offenses related to drugs and was most recently released from prison to supervised release in July.
