Agents investigate fatal shooting by officers near Bowlus
May 2, 2022 6:35AM CDT
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BOWLUS, Minn. (AP) — State agents are investigating a fatal shooting by a sheriff’s deputy and Minnesota trooper in Morrison County.
The Minnesota Department of Safety says members of the West Central Drug Task Force attempted to stop a vehicle about 13 miles south of Little Falls about 6 p.m. Thursday. Officials haven’t said what caused the trooper and a deputy from the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office to fire their weapons.
The DPS says a man in the vehicle was killed and a second person inside was injured. That’s person’s condition was not disclosed.
Agents from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are investigating. Authorities say a handgun was recovered at the scene.
