Daniel Holmgren Jr. charged with shooting White Bear Lake officer who was serving arrest warrant

Man charged with shooting White Bear Lake police officer

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. -- The man accused of shooting and injuring a White Bear Lake officer on Tuesday night now faces multiple charges, including first-degree attempted murder.

Daniel Loren Holmgren Jr., 33, was also charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and three counts of use of deadly force against a peace officer.

Charging documents say Holmgren had failed to make a court appearance in connection to a pending domestic assault charge. Officers were serving a warrant, and during the arrest, Holmgren was allegedly hostile to officers, threatening to shoot them.

A family member let four officers inside the home. The officers announced their presence and spoke to him through a bedroom door, but Holmgren refused to come out.

Then Holmgren fired a gun multiple times, striking the officer in the leg, stomach, and pelvis, documents say. 

The officers returned fire, and multiple agencies responded to the apartment complex. Holmgren eventually surrendered after a standoff that lasted several hours. Law enforcement recovered a Smith and Wesson 9mm firearm from the bathroom next to the bedroom.

First-degree attempted murder has a maximum sentence of 20 years, if Holmgren is found guilty.

The officer who was shot underwent emergency surgery and is expected to recover, charging documents say.

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