Saint Paul police said late Saturday night that officers were involved with the shooting and that the suspect was dead.
Dispatch audio recordings show that police were called to investigate a report about a man with a machete in an apartment building on the first floor.
The police arrived quickly and surrounded the building.
Paramedics and additional squads were called to the scene.
SPPD reports that the man threatened a group of people in the apartment building with a knife.
SPPD reports that officers found the man in the first floor hallway and discovered the knife still in his hands. Officers tried to get the man to drop his knife but he “advanced toward” them.
According to the department, one officer used a taser on the man and another officer fired shots at him. The man was struck several times according to EMS radio dispatches. Audio revealed that officers started CPR and were able move the knife away from him. The man was declared dead by paramedics.
The officers were wearing body cameras that had been activated at the moment. The release of these recordings is not yet known. No officers were hurt.
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension confirmed that agents responded to the “use of force incident” and are now investigating the shooting as standard procedure.
According to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office, Yia Xiong (65), was killed and taken into custody. According to the Minnesota BCA, he died from multiple gunshot wounds.
SPPD officer Abdirahman Dahir has been identified as the officer that fired his department rifle. He has one year of experience in law enforcement. According to the BCA, Officer Noushue Cha used his Taser during this incident. He has one year of law enforcement expertise.
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