Off-duty officer involved in fatal shooting in St. Louis Park
November 03, 2009 15:45 PM
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. -- Police say an officer shot and killed a man after pulling over a vehicle in St. Louis Park early Tuesday.
The shooting happened around 2:20 a.m. Tuesday when an off-duty police officer noticed a truck driving erratically on Minnetonka Boulevard near Salem Avenue South. The truck was stopped and a male occupant of the truck had an "altercation" with the officer that resulted in the fatal shooting of the occupant.
City spokesman Jamie Zwilling says it wasn't immediately clear whether the man was the driver or passenger.
The other occupant was being questioned Tuesday.
Zwilling says the officer was taken to the hospital as a precaution but was released. He was not seriously injured.
Minnetonka Boulevard was closed Tuesday morning while officials continued their investigation between the areas of from Raleigh Avenue South to Highway 100.
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting.
Polling stations at the nearby St. Louis Park City Hall will remain open Tuesday for election day.
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