Officer shot in St. Peter neighborhood prompts shelter-in-place order, BCA investigating
Neighbors react after St. Peter shelter-in-place, police incident
Joshua and Hailey Flatt live next door to where an incident involving law enforcement happened in St. Peter Thursday night that forced a shelter-in-place for the neighborhood. The Nicollet County Sheriff's Office lifted the shelter-in-place just after 10:30, and the situation was resolved.
ST. PETER, Minn. (FOX 9) - A St. Peter neighborhood was put into a shelter-in-place after an officer was shot and injured Thursday night.
That shelter-in-place was lifted just after 10:30 p.m., as authorities said there was no longer a threat to the community.
Officer shot in St. Peter
What we know:
The Nicollet County Sheriff’s Office issued a shelter-in-place for the Washington Terrace neighborhood in St. Peter due to a law enforcement situation.
The St. Peter Police Department says at about 8 p.m. Thursday, there was an incident involving law enforcement on the 2100 block of Bunker Lane. Authorities say an officer was shot, and was transported to a medical facility. The condition of the officer is unknown.
Authorities say the incident is over, and there is no continued threat to the community or public. Police are advising people to keep clear of the area until further notice due to an ongoing investigation.
What we don't know:
Law enforcement has not said how the officer was shot or what happened to any potential suspect. There appear to be three bullet holes through the second floor bedroom window, though authorities have not provided any details.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the use-of-force incident in St. Peter and remains on scene as of Friday morning. Further details have not yet been released.
Neighbors react
What they're saying:
FOX 9 spoke with two residents, Hailey and Joshua Flatt, who say they think their next-door neighbor was involved, but they weren't home at the time.
"We never watched anything transpired, but you know, we had seen the history of it and I don't know it just stuff that happened. You know, it made us kind of nervous to say anything because we're afraid something like this might happen," the neighbors said.
Hailey said she and Joshua were at her parents’ house at the time of the incident. She got a call from a co-worker who lives nearby and asked if she was OK.
"Very thankful we were not home. We didn’t hear it, we didn’t watch it transpire, we didn’t have to be worried about the gunfire, a stray bullet or anything about our safety. It’s most important that everybody ends up OK after this," Joshua said.
The Source: This story uses FOX 9 reporting, and information from the Minnesota BCA, St. Peter Police, and Nicollet County Sheriff's Office.