BCA Investigating St. Paul Officer-Involved Shooting

(KNSI) – The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating a non-fatal officer-involved shooting in St. Paul.

Officers responded to the 400 block of Thomas Avenue West just after 12:15 a.m. Saturday after a caller said they thought they could hear a sexual assault in progress in an apartment at their complex. Officials with the police department say the man tried to flee out the back window when they arrived on the scene but was cut off.

In the meantime, they were able to get the victim to safety, and the suspect became holed up in the apartment. He is alleged to have charged at officers in the hallway when the suspect was shot by an officer in the arm.

He was treated for the gunshot wound at Regions Hospital. While the BCA looks into the matter, the officers involved have been placed on administrative leave.

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