Man who fatally shot 2 Minnesota officers and 1 first responder died by suicide, medical examiner says
The man who fatally shot two Minnesota police officers and a first responder over the weekend while barricaded inside a home died by suicide, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner said.
The man who fatally shot two Minnesota police officers and a first responder over the weekend while barricaded inside a home died by suicide, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner said.
Shannon Cortez Gooden was armed with several guns and large amounts of ammunition when he opened fire Sunday on law enforcement officers responding to a domestic violence call. The 38-year-old had barricaded himself inside a home in Burnsville with seven children between the ages of 2 and 15, officials said.
Police were attempting to negotiate with Gooden when he shot and killed officers Paul Elmstrand, 27, and Matthew Ruge, 27, as well as Adam Finseth, 40, who worked as a firefighter and paramedic.
Another officer, Adam Medlicott, was shot and injured and is expected to survive.
Police responded to the home around 1:50 a.m. local time Sunday for "a call of a family in danger." Drew Evans, the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, said it was a "domestic violence situation" and that the children were inside the home with the suspect.
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