Minnesota BCA: Police fatally shot 38-year-old Chisholm man armed with knives

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BCA agents and crime scene personnel at the scene of a fatal police shooting in Chisholm on Wednesday. (FOX 21 in Duluth)

(FOX 9) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released additional information regarding the fatal police shooting in northern Minnesota earlier this week.

The man shot and killed by police on Wednesday in Chisholm has been identified as 38-year-old Michael David Johnson, according to the BCA's Friday news release. The Midwest Medical Examiner's Officer determined Johnson died of multiple gunshot wounds.

The BCA also identified the following officers who discharged their weapons during the fatal shooting:

Cody Dillinger, a St. Louis County sheriff's deputy of five years, fired his department handgun
Nick Grivna, Virginia police officer of eight years, fired his department handgun
Gavin Nichols, a St. Louis County sheriff's deputy of six years, fired non-lethal foam impact rounds

All three officers have been placed on administrative leave.

Johnson was allegedly wanted for multiple felony charges in Morrison County, the BCA wrote. According to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, multiple law enforcement agencies in the Hibbing and Chisholm area were searching for him and his vehicle around 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday.

About two and a half hours later, a St. Louis County sheriff's deputy found Johnson's car outside his home on the 200 block of Central Avenue South in Chisholm. Then multiple law enforcement agencies responded and attempted to take him into custody.

The BCA wrote: "At one point, Johnson came out of the house with knives in his hands. Officers fired less lethal rounds first, then lethal rounds, striking Johnson."