ST PAUL, Minn. — An officer from the Saint Paul Police Department shot and killed a knife-wielding man Saturday evening, according to the SPPD's Public Information Officer Mike Ernster.
Ernster gave the following description for what happened, in a press conference at 10:45 p.m.:
Officers responded to the Winslow Commons apartment building at 5 p.m. for a report of a man threatening others in the community room with a knife.
After arriving to the scene, the officers located the man in the hallway of the first floor.
The officers then directed the man to drop the knife and allegedly retreated when the man moved toward them.
One officer responded by deploying their taser and the other shot the man.
The pair of police officers performed first aid, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Both officers were wearing bodycams, but when that footage will be released remains unclear.
Both officers have been placed on standard administrative leave, according to Ernster.
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is conducting an investigation, the organization will then forward its findings to the Ramsey County Attorney for potential charging decisions.
KARE 11 will update this story as more details become available.
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