2 police officers on leave after shooting injures man in Willmar, Minn.
WILLMAR, Minn. (KMSP) - Two police officers are on standard administrative leave after a shooting that injured one man in Willmar, Minnesota Sunday night.
Two Willmar Police officers responded to a 911 call of a suicidal man at a home on the 400 block of 11th Street Northwest around 5:30 p.m. Upon arrival, the officers found the man in the backyard holding a gun.
At one point during the encounter, both officers fired their weapons, injuring the man. He was taken by medical helicopter to a hospital in St. Cloud.
The Willmar Police Department does not use body cameras and squad camera did not capture the incident, according to the BCA.
Both officers are on standard administrative leave.
When the investigation is complete, the BCA will turn its findings over to the Kandiyohi County Attorney’s Officer for review.