{"id":10590,"date":"2024-02-20T01:23:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T19:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/20\/minnesota-police-officers-paramedic-killed-responding-to-home-domestic-incident\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T01:23:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T19:53:04","slug":"minnesota-police-officers-paramedic-killed-responding-to-home-domestic-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/20\/minnesota-police-officers-paramedic-killed-responding-to-home-domestic-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Police Officers, Paramedic Killed Responding to Home Domestic Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_82\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Two police officers and a paramedic who were shot and\u00a0killed in Minnesota on Sunday morning\u00a0have been identified by city officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Officials in Burnsville, Minnesota said a\u00a0gunman killed police officers\u00a0Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and firefighter-paramedic Adam Finseth.<\/p>\n<p>The officers responded to a domestic incident where an armed man was reportedly barricaded inside a home with family members just before 2:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The city reported that when authorities arrived, \u201cthe situation escalated into gunfire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must never take for granted the bravery and sacrifices our police officers and first responders make every day. My heart is with their families today and the entire State of Minnesota stands with Burnsville,\u201d Minnesota Governor Tim Walz posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>The gunman was reported dead around 8 a.m., and the family members in the home made it out safely a short time later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese heroes leave behind loved ones and a community who will forever remember their bravery and dedication to keeping Minnesotans safe,\u201d\u00a0the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8The shooter who killed two officers and a paramedic in Burnsville, Minnesota has reportedly been identified as Shannon Cortez Gooden.<\/p>\n<p>Gooden petitioned to have his gun rights restored after a 2008 felony assault conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Watch how fast this story disappears <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8T0bt7xPL7\">pic.twitter.com\/8T0bt7xPL7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1759425442811883589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/americanfaith.com\/minnesota-police-officers-paramedic-killed-responding-to-home-domestic-incident\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two police officers and a paramedic who were shot and\u00a0killed in Minnesota on Sunday morning\u00a0have been identified by city officials.\u00a0 Officials in Burnsville, Minnesota said a\u00a0gunman killed police officers\u00a0Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and firefighter-paramedic Adam Finseth. 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