Overview
- Shortly after noon, a Clearwater County deputy recognized a man with a felony warrant at a Cenex station in Bagley and attempted to arrest him.
- After a struggle, the man fled by car, drove through yards, and was stopped less than half a mile from where the encounter began.
- The sheriff’s office reports the man discharged a weapon that fired a flare-type projectile toward officers during the stop.
- A deputy shot the man, lifesaving efforts by Bagley Sanford Ambulance were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- One deputy sustained a minor injury as the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension opened a preliminary investigation with additional details to follow, and multiple agencies including Bagley Police and the State Patrol responded.