BLAINE, Minn. — A man is hospitalized after being shot by a deputy following a standoff in Blaine late Monday.
Blaine police were dispatched to the 10500 block of Quincy Boulevard Northeast around 10:15 p.m., to a scene just blocks from Madison Elementary School. Anoka County Sheriff’s Cmdr. Wayne Heath said in a press release that a man was firing a gun outside in the residential neighborhood.
Responding officers told residents to shelter in place and set up a perimeter to try to contain the gunman, later identified by multiple neighbors who know him personally as 62-year-old Randy Reeve.
Heath says the suspect continued to fire his gun, including shots in the direction of a home. At that point a deputy from the Anoka County Sheriff's department fired at the man, hitting him. First responders immediately provided first aid and Reeve was taken to the hospital.
Residents familiar with the suspect tell KARE 11's Lou Raguse that Reeve has lived in the neighborhood for 30 years or so, and say he can become volatile over minor issues like fireworks or people driving at speeds he thinks are too fast. Multiple people said Reeve was distressed following the recent death of his father.
At least one told Raguse that Reeve was an ardent and vocal supporter of police, and had "Back the Blue" signs posted on his lawn.
The Minnesota BCA and Blaine police are investigating the incident.
KARE 11 will update this article as more information becomes available.