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Charles KaiserFebruary 7, 2000MNKaiser left a party mad because his daughter didn't have him walk down the aisle with her at her wedding. Guests called police.
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Sean Flannery HayesMay 14, 2000MNAn unarmed and apparently mentally disabled 34 yo man leads police on a "short chase." They ram him and open fire, apparently before he even attempts to exit the car. No details found on how short the chase actually is, why they attempt to pull him over, and when he died. They claim he was shot because he tried to ram them with his car. His mother, Alice Hayes, received $6000 in a settlement with the department in 2004.
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Perry Michael ParksJune 3, 2000MNPolice responded to a domestic disturbance call from Perry Park's wife Tamara Parks. Perry, allegedly drunk, was yelling and swearing at Tamara in the presence of their two teenage daughters. Tamara's call to 911 dispatch indicated she was afraid things would get physical. When officers Michael Pomeroy and Jeff Gottstein arrived at the house, Perry "had calmed down" and was loading the dishwasher and eating a snack. Gottstein told him they were going to take him, Perry refused claiming he had done nothing wrong and it was his house. Gottstein attempted to grab Perry, Perry lifted his arm to block him, causing Gottstein to fall back. When Gottstein regained his balance he grabbed Parks by the throat and sprayed him several times in the face with Oleoresin Capsicum spray. The two continued to struggle with Perry yelling "I can't see!" as they wrestled on the floor. Gottstein accused Perry of reaching for his gun, and Pomeroy attempted to shoot him twice, but his weapon misfired twice, each time Pomeroy struck the butt of it on the counter in a "malfunction drill." Tamara attempted to block Pomeroy's shot and screamed for him not to shoot, but on the third attempt Pomeroy shot Perry directly through the back of his right shoulder. Perry was still on his hands and knees and died within moments. Total time Pomeroy and Gottrieb were in the house before Perry was shot dead was approximately 3-4 minutes.
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Barbara L. SchneiderJune 12, 2000MNPolice arrived at Schneider's apartment on June 12, 2000, in response to a 911 call from the building's manager. The manager told the dispatcher that Schneider was playing her music loudly and creating a "little disturbance." Officers arrived and found Schneider distraught, psychotic, and armed with a knife. When she charged at police, officers fired back and killed her. She was 49 years old.
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Shannon KapalaJuly 2, 2000MNLarry Joseph Barnett, who crashed his car during a police chase, killing a passenger in the vehicle, was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison.
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John WashingtonJuly 31, 2000MNA police chase that began in Wisconsin ended in eastern Minnesota with the death of a 35-year-old Milwaukee man. The crash occurred at 5:30 a.m. Monday in Kanabec County.A deputy in Wisconsin's Burnett County began chasing what he suspected was a stolen vehicle. The chase resumed in Minnesota's Pine County, where a deputy lost sight of the vehicle, later finding it overturned in a field.
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Hernan J. Brito-AlvaradoAugust 10, 2000MNHernan J. Brito-Alvarado, 17, and his cousin Javier Cedillo-Brito, 25, died after a Cambridge, Minn., man drove through a stop sign in northeast Minneapolis on Aug. 10, police said. An officer had lost sight of Jeffrey J. Hookham's car and had turned off lights and siren before the crash with Cedillo-Brito's car. Hookham was charged with second-degree murder.
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Javier Cedillo-BritoAugust 10, 2000MNHernan J. Brito-Alvarado, 17, and his cousin Javier Cedillo-Brito, 25, died after a Cambridge, Minn., man drove through a stop sign in northeast Minneapolis on Aug. 10, police said. An officer had lost sight of Jeffrey J. Hookham's car and had turned off lights and siren before the crash with Cedillo-Brito's car. Hookham was charged with second-degree murder.
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Jenni StebletonAugust 20, 2000MNJenni Stebleton, age 28, was killed when a car leading Minneapolis police on a high-speed chase crashed into her vehicle.
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Walter James KangasSeptember 11, 2000MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Kangas stole two vehicles, robbed a bank and led authorities on a chase before he stopped a house in Farmington and pointed a gun at a deputy. Witnesses said the deputy yelled three times for Kangas to get down before firing.
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Alfred Charles SandersNovember 1, 2000MNShot while attempting to run over officers with vehicle.
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David Lincoln WhiteNovember 16, 2000MNAccording to the Star Tribune, White robbed an Edina bank, then shot an Edina officer four times before speeding off. He was shot in a gunfight with two other Edina officers on a residential street.
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James Charles FyeNovember 21, 2000MNMinneapolis police officers set up a drug sting that occurred in St. Paul with St. Paul PD cooperating. Two men, Fye and Michael W. Ivory, are said to have agreed to sell marijuana to an undercover PO in the parking lot of Mickey's Diner in St. Paul. Fye attempted to evade arrest by driving away, reportedly driving into the cops, and 3 of the POs shot into the car, which careened down into the street until crashing into the side of a church.
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Timothy James GoldenMarch 29, 2001MNAccording to the Star Tribune, police say Golden tried to force his way into his estranged wife's nearby apartment and then was stopped by police in his car. He pointed a gun at his head, then started walking away from officers and aimed the gun at them before they shot him.
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Demitreus Marque SeslerApril 2, 2001MNOfficers heard shots being fired. A jeep sped by which they pursued. Demitreus Sesler got out of the vehicle in an alleyway and aimed a shotgun at officers who fired on him.
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Efrain Pompa De PazApril 28, 2001MNDepaz, a passenger in a car in a brief high-speed chase with police, was shot once in the neck. He died four days later. His family successfully filed a wrongful-death suit against the city for $200K.
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Clarence LynchMay 12, 2001MNClarence S. Lynch was shot in the head as he and two passengers fled police before Lynch crashed the car into an apartment building on Plymouth Avenue North. Police were uncertain as to how the bullet got to be in his head.
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James John BalenMay 26, 2001MNAccording to the Star Tribune, a domestic dispute between Balen and an ex-girlfriend turned into a standoff at a Duluth home. Balen fired shots outside, threatened to kill himself and tried to set the house on fire before being killed by a police sniper.
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Robert Glenn CrawfordJune 23, 2001MNAccording to the Star Tribune, deputies were responding to a disturbance call at a home in Princeton Township. Crawford reportedly ran into the house and fetched a shotgun. Deputies went inside, saw Crawford raising the shotgun and opened fire.
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Abdullah Kaamil Simmons-MuhammadJuly 29, 2001MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Abdullah was shot by a Minneapolis police officer after a car chase in which he was a passenger. Police say the teen raised a gun at the officer.
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Thomas Joseph OpalinskiAugust 7, 2001MNAccording to the Star Tribune, a call about a possibly suicidal and armed man brought officers to a mobile home park. Opalinski opened fire on officers, hitting one in the leg as he tried to evacuate others. Officers fired back. Opalinski kept firing through the walls of his home, until a police sniper fatally shot him.
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Jordan CaplanNovember 30, 2001MNCaplan died when the vehicle he was driving crashed into another in Chanhassen after he apparently fled from a traffic stop.
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Charles Edward CraigheadDecember 3, 2001MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Craighead was struggling to get a gun away from a carjacker when a police officer opened fire with a shotgun, hitting both men and killing Craighead. The city paid the family a $400,000 settlement.
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Christopher Roger SwansonJanuary 7, 2002MNSwanson a history of mental illness, whose mother feared he was a ``powder keg,'' died Monday night after a 20-mile police chase resulted in his car leaving Interstate 35 and landing in a swamp near the Scanlon exit. He apparently shot himself before crashing.
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Abu Kassim JeilaniMarch 10, 2002MNPolice found Somali immigrant Jeilani walking down the middle of the street, tire iron in one hand, machete in the other. Tasered once, he gained his feet again and said "That ain't enough." Taking his stand in a strip mall parking lot, tased a total of five times, he continued to aggressively wave both weapons and taunt surrounding officers. Threatened, they shot him to death, then left his body exposed in the street for several hours.
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Duane P. MummMarch 28, 2002MNGeralyn Elizabeth Mornson, accused of leading law enforcement officers on a chase that ended in the death of a pedestrian, Duane P. Mumm, in Richfield was charged in connection with the incident. She initially was charged with fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle resulting in a death in Hennepin County District Court. She eventually pleaded guilty to fleeing a police officer and got four years of probation.
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Ntxuam VangMay 21, 2002MNA Minneapolis teenager not old enough to have a driver's license died behind the wheel of a stolen car while fleeing St. Paul police. Ntxuam Vang, 15, who police think stole the car in Shoreview earlier in the day, crashed into a tree at Grand Av. and Oxford St. while making a left turn, according to police.
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Marcus HartmanJune 11, 2002MNMarcus Hartman, 28, of Crosby, dies when a police car that's pursuing him for speeding in downtown Brainerd crashes into his motorcycle.
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Mark Allen PatchJuly 30, 2002MNAccording to the Star Tribune, police got a call from a motel about someone who was acting strangely. Patch was sitting in the motel's breakfast lounge when the police chief and a deputy arrived. Patch took out a gun and shot the chief, and then was killed by the deputy.
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Martha Regina DonaldAugust 1, 2002MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Donald was killed after she shot and killed Minneapolis police officer Melissa Schmidt at a public housing complex.
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Lamont Andrew ScottAugust 15, 2002MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Scott was attempting an armed robbery of a Subway shop when an off-duty officer there as a customer shot him.
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Anthony IngliSeptember 2, 2002MNPolice attempted to initiate a traffic stop after the motorcycle's driver allegedly drove through a red light at Highway 61 and County Road 47. The officer activated his emergency lights and siren in the 1400 block of Spring Street after seeing the motorcycle go through a stop sign. The motorcycle continued fleeing, going through other stop signs in a residential neighborhood, until the driver lost control and struck an unoccupied car in the 300 block of 13th Street.
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William Charles HayekSeptember 2, 2002MNAccording to the Star Tribune, police were trying to restrain Hayek during a domestic dispute call when he broke away and picked up a sword. He managed to stab an officer, puncturing his lung, before he was shot several times. Hayek suffered from mental illness.
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Ki YangSeptember 29, 2002MNA St. Paul police officer shot and killed Ki Yang (“Mr. Yang”), a paranoid schizophrenic, in his home after Mr. Yang’s family requested assistance from 911 and a threatening incident ensued.
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Shane Darwin LynnerOctober 2, 2002MNAccording to the Star Tribune, in spite of a no-contact order, Lynner had broken into the home of his estranged wife. After police arrived, Lynner attacked an officer with a metal softball bat. The officer then fired several shots.
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Katie BurgOctober 26, 2002MNAn Apple Valley police officer was indicted on three misdemeanor charges in connection with a traffic collision in which a pregnant woman was fatally injured. Katie Burg, 28, of Apple Valley gave birth to a boy, Jackson, before dying six days after crash. Her baby survived. Her husband, Russell L. Burg, 31, who was riding in the passenger seat, was hospitalized for about a month. Officer Shane Mikkelson faces one count each of reckless driving, careless driving and inattentive driving. He was cleared of criminal vehicular homicide and criminal vehicular operation resulting in great bodily harm, both felonies. Mikkelson pleaded guilty and apologized and didn't get any jail time and lost his job.
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Christopher Stephen BurnsNovember 1, 2002MNPolice responded to a domestic violence call. According to a lawsuit that was settled, the police placed Burns in handcuffs, and after he continued to struggle, beat him and placed him in a headlock, which broke a bone in his neck and caused him to asphyxiate.
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Walter Gabriel DochniakDecember 28, 2002MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Dochniak's mother had called police to say he had threatened her with a gun. A friend drove him away, with police following, and then stopped. Dochniak emerged from the passenger seat, pointed a gun at police and was shot multiple times.
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Darren ShawMarch 7, 2003MNDarren Shaw, 25, of Austin, dies when his SUV hits a tree while fleeing a police officer after refusing to stop for a broken taillight.
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Roderick T. Harvey Jr.March 25, 2003MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Harvey ran away as narcotics officers were trying to arrest him. He fired at least once at the officers, who shot him several times, authorities said.
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Eric M. PodtburgApril 26, 2003MNA 14-year-old boy died after the car in which he was riding with three other youths crashed while apparently eluding police, authorities said. Eric M. Podtburg, of Morris, was thrown from the car in the one-car accident on a gravel road east of Morris in west-central Minnesota. He died of head injuries, officials said. A Morris police officer spotted the car on the University of Minnesota-Morris campus when someone called 911 reporting that youths in a car had thrown a bottle at a passing car. The car sped away and police followed at a distance, Stevens County Sheriff Randy Willis said.
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Eric Von NettersMay 7, 2003MNWhen officer James Boyd told Netters he would be arrested and reached in the door to get him out of the vehicle, Netters hit the gas pedal, catching Boyd's arm in the door and dragging him down the street. Netters, 31, was shot and died at the scene. Boyd was treated for broken bones in his arm and Bohnsack was not injured.
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Erik David NylenMay 13, 2003MNAccording to the Star Tribune, a noise complaint brought officers to Nylen's duplex. Nylen shot a deputy in the hip and arm, and the deputy returned fire.
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Lorne Allen MartinMay 15, 2003MNA 25-year-old suspect pursued by police for running a stop sign crashed at about 100 MPH into a Ford Expedition from behind. Husband and wife Rene and Lorne Martin were ejected from their vehicle and dead at the scene.
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Rene Marie MartinMay 15, 2003MNA 25-year-old suspect pursued by police for running a stop sign crashed at about 100 MPH into a Ford Expedition from behind. Husband and wife Rene and Lorne Martin were ejected from their vehicle and dead at the scene.
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Calvin Clarence BarrettMay 22, 2003MNAccording to the Star Tribune, a deputy approached Barrett to question him about an arrest warrant. Barrett ran, ignoring the deputy's command to stop. The deputy deployed a Taser, which did not stop Barrett. Then both men drew guns and fired. The deputy was wounded, and Barrett was fatally injured.
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Thomas Leon White Jr.June 30, 2003MNRelatives of a 14-year-old boy who drowned after driving a stolen car into Lake Phalen thanked police for trying to save the boy. Thomas Leon White died after being chased by police through an east side neighborhood. Police said White freed himself from the sinking car and yelled for help but the two pursuing officers, who were slightly injured when their squad car also went into the water, couldn't find him in time.
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Walter C. BurksAugust 6, 2003MNAccording to police, Walter C. Burks, 36, was uncooperative and ``assaultive'' when officers were called to a convenience store in the 100 block of W. Grant St., near Loring Park, to quell a quarrel. Because of Burks' behavior, officers decided to take him to the crisis center at Hennepin County Medical Center rather than to jail or a detox center, police said. He died before he could be admitted.
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Adam Joseph DoblarAugust 19, 2003MNDoblar stole a car and ran from police at speeds approaching 80 mph through residential neighborhoods until he crashed and died.
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Anthony Maurice WilliamsAugust 28, 2003MNAccording to the Star Tribune, responding to a call of shots fired, police tried to pull over Williams. He hit a curb, got out of his van and ran. Officers used pepper spray to subdue him, triggering "respiratory arrest."
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Name withheld by policeAugust 28, 2003MNOfficers responding to a 911 call about shots being fired saw a van that the 911 caller said may have been involved, said the Hennepin County Sheriff's spokeswoman. The officers put on flashing lights, but the driver didn't stop. He drove less than two blocks before his van hit a curb and stopped, police said. Officers caught him after a short foot chase, but he resisted arrest. He died a short time later.
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George TiokasinOctober 3, 2003MNA 55-year-old Carlton man died Oct. 3 after leading police on a high-speed chase that started about 15 miles north of Park Rapids, Minn., and ended near the Hubbard-Beltrami county line. George Tiokasin was pronounced dead at the scene after his vehicle was unable to make a 90-degree intersection at Beltrami County Road 2 and Hubbard County Road 36.
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Walter Kenyon CollinsOctober 10, 2003MNAccording to the Star Tribune, police were investigating a suspected drug deal when two men ran away from them. One of them, Collins, turned and reached for a gun in his waistband. An officer fired one shot, killing Collins.
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Steven GundersonNovember 19, 2003MNTwo men who died in a fiery crash at the end of a police chase have been identified as Steven Gunderson and William Hogetvedt, both 37 and from Minneapolis. They died from injuries received in the accident, according to the Ramsey County medical examiner's office. Minneapolis police said they tried to stop the men for a traffic violation. A chase ensued, but police say they ended the pursuit when they lost sight of the car. Moments later, the car exited Interstate 694 and crashed into a traffic-light pole on Silver Lake Road. The car caught fire, and authorities reported hearing one of the men pounding on the window.
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William HogetvedtNovember 19, 2003MNTwo men who died in a fiery crash at the end of a police chase have been identified as Steven Gunderson and William Hogetvedt, both 37 and from Minneapolis. They died from injuries received in the accident, according to the Ramsey County medical examiner's office. Minneapolis police said they tried to stop the men for a traffic violation. A chase ensued, but police say they ended the pursuit when they lost sight of the car. Moments later, the car exited Interstate 694 and crashed into a traffic-light pole on Silver Lake Road. The car caught fire, and authorities reported hearing one of the men pounding on the window.
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Kenneth Lloyd Lessley Jr.December 9, 2003MNPolice responded to gunshots around midnight and later responded again at 3 am to gunshots by Lessley. Pointed a gun at an officer after repeatedly being told to put it down
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Johnnie Berry RodgersJanuary 23, 2004MNAn officer spotted Rodgers, a suspect in a grocery-store robbery in Roseville, driving into a Sears parking lot just north of downtown St. Paul. Rodgers exited his vehicle carrying a knife, according to police. The officer repeatedly told him to stop, but Rodgers advanced on the officer, who shot him several times in the chest. Rodgers was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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Leslie Stanley FredricksonJanuary 30, 2004MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Fredrickson died in a shoot-out with police in a Pamida discount store parking lot after kidnapping a woman.
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Raymond Leo SieglerFebruary 11, 2004MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Siegler was threatening fellow residents at a group home for adults with mental illness. Officers tased him, triggering a heart attack.
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Ronald James AdamsonApril 13, 2004MNAccording to the Star Tribune, an officer arriving at Adamson's home after a 911 call shot him, saying he threatened them with a weapon.
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Keith LundellMay 11, 2004MNDetails are sketchy, but Lundell apparently fled from St. Paul police, and crashed and died in Minneapolis.
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Lorenzo Ellis DobyMay 26, 2004MNDobby appeared to be drunk before police arrived and he lost consciousness . Police performed CPR on him until an ambulance came, but he later died. A deadly mix of the drugs Ecstasy and PCP killed a Minneapolis man who died while in police custody, the Hennepin County medical examiner's office ruled
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Todd Stanton HubbellJune 2, 2004MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Hubbell shot and killed his father-in-law and led police on a chase before dying in a shoot-out with authorities.
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James Arthur Cobb Jr.June 9, 2004MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Cobb died after struggling with police who used tasers, chemicals and batons to try to subdue him. His death was deemed an accident.
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Courtney Jaqueze WilliamsOctober 24, 2004MNAccording to the Star Tribune, responding to a shots-fired call, officers saw a group of teens scattering and chased Williams. He was shot after he refused commands to stop and appeared reach for something in his waistband, police said. A pellet gun was found near his body. The family denies he was armed.
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Peter L. MalzOctober 26, 2004MNA 29-year-old man from Blakeley Township being pursued by police committed suicide after crashing his pickup truck into a wooded area along Highway 169 early Tuesday morning.Peter L. Malz died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound from a .45-caliber handgun
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Rodney Allan MillerDecember 24, 2004MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Miller stole three cars and had rammed other vehicles when a trooper shot him.
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Benjamin Gene DecoteauJanuary 22, 2005MNAccording to the Star Tribune, an officer tagging cars to be towed said he noticed two men carrying guns and went to check it out. After Decoteau fired at his police van, the officer fired back.
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Matthew J. BalsimoJanuary 26, 2005MNMatthew Balsimo, 19, was killed when the stolen vehicle he was driving struck a police car in Woodbury. The Woodbury officer was outside of his car at the time preparing to deploy stop sticks when Balsimo hit his vehicle.
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Darwin VivarApril 24, 2005MNLocal police had stopped an SUV; the driver hopped out and fled on foot. The passenger took the wheel and gunned it through a stop sign and struck a vehicle carrying Kieber Jacome, Darwin Vivar, and Vivar's cousin Ever Vivar. The first two men died at the scene. Evar Vivar died a week later.
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Kieber JacomeApril 24, 2005MNLocal police had stopped an SUV; the driver hopped out and fled on foot. The passenger took the wheel and gunned it through a stop sign and struck a vehicle carrying Kieber Jacome, Darwin Vivar, and Vivar's cousin Ever Vivar. The first two men died at the scene. Evar Vivar died a week later.
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Ever VivarApril 24, 2005MNLocal police had stopped an SUV; the driver hopped out and fled on foot. The passenger took the wheel and gunned it through a stop sign and struck a vehicle carrying Kieber Jacome, Darwin Vivar, and Vivar's cousin Ever Vivar. The first two men died at the scene. Evar Vivar died a week later.
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Melvin E. HortonApril 28, 2005MNBoth Fridley and Columbia Heights police officers called off their pursuit at different times through residential areas of a white minivan, whose driver was later identified as Marc Alan Demarais, because of the risk to others. The Fridley officer had originally tried to stop the van for speeding, 48 mph in a 35 mph zone, but the driver continued at a high rate of speed, going through stop signs without slowing down and driving through a residential yard. After the Fridley officer called off his pursuit, a Columbia Heights officer spotted the same van, which had two flat tires and smoke coming from it. He also stopped the high-speed pursuit through residential neighborhoods, but then noticed smoke in the area of 44th Avenue and 4th Street and found the minivan had crashed into another van at the intersection, killing one occupant and putting the other in a coma.
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Darin Clifford CichMay 4, 2005MNA 34-year-old Duluth man was killed early Tuesday while attempting to flee the Minnesota State Patrol. Darin Clifford Cich, 34, of Duluth was dead at the scene of the crash, near the intersection of East Calvary Road and Howard Gnesen Road, according to police. A trooper attempted to stop Cich for speeding and weaving on Interstate 35 near 21st Avenue East at 2:39 a.m.
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Franklin James BrownMay 15, 2005MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Brown was shot 17 times by law enforcement after authorities showed up to search his home looking for guns stolen in a recent burglary. Authorities said Brown was armed with a rifle and refused to drop it.
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Robert Allen PetersonMay 18, 2005MNAccording to the Star Tribune, officers shot Peterson after a standoff when he walked out of a barn with a gun and fired at them.
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Ricky Alan RedinAugust 1, 2005MNAccording to the Star Tribune, police tackled Redin after he attempted to rob a Money Center. Redin stabbed an officer in the leg and refused to drop the knife and was shot.
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Sandra Kay BaxterAugust 15, 2005MNThe call from the OnStar tracking system about the stolen sport utility vehicle reached Roseville police at 3:02 p.m. Monday. Five minutes later, officers spotted the red SUV and gave chase. Within 90 seconds, Sandra Kay Baxter was dead. The 36-year-old New Brighton woman was killed in Arden Hills when her car was struck by the SUV, driven by Terrance John Adams, an escaped felon fleeing police. Adams, who had walked away from the minimum-security prison at Stillwater, suffered life-threatening injuries.
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David Michael CroudOctober 12, 2005MNCroud, who was acutely intoxicated, had a history of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He was stunned with a Taser in a violent struggle with officers. They took him to the hospital where they directed that Croud should remain face down with his hands handcuffed behind his back and a spit hood over his head. Croud went into cardiac arrest and died. The city of Duluth settled a wrongful death lawsuit with his family for $100,000.
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Gary J. AbelnOctober 26, 2005MNGary J. Abeln was seen doing wheelies (driving with the front wheel in the air) on Main Street in downtown Anoka about 1:30 a.m.; his bike slid out at a red light. Officer William Koch stopped his squad car by him, but Abeln remounted and sped away going east in the westbound lane of Main Street, said Capt. Tom Anderson. Koch and another Anoka officer, Michael Antiqua, chased him about 2 miles on Main Street to the Hwy. 10 bridge construction area. The motorcycle hit a curb in the eastbound lane, throwing him onto the bridge.
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James Gregory HummelJanuary 25, 2006MNHummel was riding a snowmobile in Brainerd and not wearing a helmet. He was pursued by police and ran into a railing and suffered head injuries.
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Roger J. DavisApril 12, 2006MNHenry J. Davis, 28, ran a stop sign and fled police, according to charges filed in Hennepin County District Court. Davis' car missed a turn at a T intersection and hit a tree, killing Roger J. Davis, 27, of Chicago. Henry Davis, who suffered two broken legs, is charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle resulting in injury or death. Police suspect that the car was involved in a shots-fired incident earlier that evening.
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Jesse J. HellerMay 14, 2006MNHeller was killed by a suspected drunk driver who was fleeing from police.
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Fong LeeJuly 22, 2006MNA local officer and state trooper pursued a group of young men on bicycles near a school. On their approach, Lee either abandoned or was knocked off his bicycle (accounts vary) and fled on foot. Claiming to see a handgun, the local officer chased Lee around the school and fatally shot him a total of nine times. The case is controversial. School video showed no gun in Lee's hand, and the gun recovered at the scene, a Baikal .380, was shown to be planted.
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Jenna SorensenJuly 29, 2006MNMinnesota State Patrol attempted to pull Jenna Sorensen over for speeding. Her car crashed into a bridge support on I-35 near the Harris, Minn., exit in Chisago County, killing her.
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Dominic Aries FelderSeptember 20, 2006MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Felder was shot after police say he fought with two officers during his arrest and nearly took a gun off one officer. His girlfriend said he was having a mental breakdown and was unarmed. The city eventually paid $2.19 million to Felder's family.
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Louis Wayne Barrett Jr.October 25, 2006MNAccording to the Star Tribune, police were called after Barrett shot at a car. But when police arrived, Barrett came toward them with a 12-inch filet knife and meat cleaver. Police say he declined to drop the weapons, and police shot him after trying to stop Barrett with pepper spray and batons.
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Wayne ReyesOctober 29, 2006MNAccording to the Star Tribune, police responded after Reyes stabbed his girlfriend and a male friend, but Reyes drove off, starting a police pursuit. When police stopped him, they say Reyes swung a sawed-off shotgun toward them before they shot him multiple times.
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John Harvey BarrettNovember 3, 2006MNPolice were called on a complaint of an assault. Barrett carjacked a car, but an officer witnessed and rammed the car with his own, trapping Barrett. Shots were exchanged, but Barrett killed himself.
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Ronald Richard Hannuksela Jr.November 28, 2006MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Hannuksela was shot by a trooper after he refused to obey commands to get out of a car and then brandished a revolver. The officer was trying to arrest him on felony warrants from three counties.
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Joseph Tyler AzuzDecember 4, 2006MNEden Prairie police officers responded to a call reporting a suicidal man at an apartment on 6422 City West Parkway. During the incident, Azuz allegedly rushed at police with the metal shaft of a golf club “broken off at a sharp endpoint,” Police used less-than-lethal projectiles throughout the incident, but those “did not appear to stop him as he charged the other officers,” states the complaint. In the midst of alleged attack, Officer Patrick Kenyon shot Azuz.
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David Michael DanielsJanuary 5, 2007MNAccording to the Star Tribune, Daniels' mental health crises had resulted in four previous police calls before the night of his death. He had forced his way into his wife's house and was holding his 7-year-old granddaughter at knifepoint when officers shot him.
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James BlakkestadFebruary 2, 2007MNBlakkestad was a passenger in a car that was involved in a high speed chase with police. He died when the car crashed, and he was ejected from the vehicle.
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Mitchell MouaFebruary 12, 2007MNMitchell Moua was involved in a high speed chase on St. Paul’s East Side after police learned he would be in the area. Moua had warrants for aggravated assault, false imprisonment and a weapons violation. When police confronted Moua, he pulled out a gun and pointed it at his own head. At that time, the car sped away. Moua fired several shots at police. As he approached Arcade St. a van and semi-trailer were attempting to pull over, to allow squads to pass. As they pulled over, Moua tried to drive between the semi and the van, hitting the semi and the van and another parked vehicle. As officers approached Moua’s stopped car, they were fired at. Two officers shot and killed Moua.
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William Nielsen KrawchukMarch 17, 2007MNAccording to the Star Tribune, a state trooper shot Krawchuk after pulling him over for suspected drunken driving. The trooper said he was dragged by Krawchuk's sport utility vehicle.
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Wilfred James HinesMay 10, 2007MNAccording to the Star Tribune, after robbing a credit union, Hines pointed a gun at officers and was shot.
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Brian William SkoldMay 27, 2007MNAccording to the Star Tribune, responding to a call about an intoxicated man with a weapon, a deputy located Skold's vehicle and tried to negotiate with him. Police said Skold fired his shotgun and police returned fire.
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Anthony Wade HegstromAugust 18, 2007MNAccording to the Star Tribune, tribal police responded to a call of shots fired, and followed a vehicle. Hegstrom allegedly got out of his vehicle and pointed an AK-47 rifle at police.
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Donald Paul GartnerSeptember 18, 2007MNPolice were called to the home Gartner shared with his girlfriend following a report that men had been fighting with pipes. The officers encountered Gartner and his girlfriend, who had scratches and a bruise on the side of her head. Gartner lunged at the officers with a knife, police said, and they shot and killed him.