DULUTH, MN (Northern News Now) – One man is dead after an officer involved shooting around 2 p.m. Friday in Duluth.
Officers responded to reports of a man threatening violence on the block of E 3rd Street in between N 15th Ave E and N 16th Ave E in Duluth. When officers arrived, he was holding a knife.
Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa said the man was unwilling to cooperate with the police after they attempted to make a formal arrest for felony threats of violence.
The then officers attempted to deescalate the situation verbally, and with less lethal options such as tasers.
Chief Ceynowa said one officer fired their gun after the man charged them with the knife.
The officers on scene attempted life-saving efforts. The man was transported to a local hospital where he later died.
While the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) investigates the incident, the officers involved have been placed on administrative leave.
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