Two police officers and a paramedic were shot and killed in a Twin Cities suburb Sunday morning, authorities said, and the man who shot them is also dead.
Superintendent Drew Evans with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Burnsville police officers were called to a home at about 1:50 a.m. on 33rd Avenue South and East 126th Street, just west of the Interstate 35E – Highway 77 interchange.
The suspect, whom the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified Monday as 38-year-old Shannon Gooden, was inside and reported to be armed. Several others were also barricaded inside, including seven young children ranging in age from 2 to 15.
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The city identified the deceased responders as Burnsville police officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and paramedic Adam Finseth, a firefighter with the Burnsville Fire Department.
Another officer, Sgt. Adam Medlicott, was taken to the hospital with injuries that are not considered to be life-threatening. The city announced Monday that Medlicott had been released from the hospital and is now recovering at home.
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