Suspect, officer involved in Brooklyn Park standoff identified
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. -- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified the police officer who fired his weapon during a standoff in Brooklyn Park on Thursday.
Officer Hassan Robertson, who has been with the Brooklyn Park Police Department for five years, fired his squad rifle during a standoff with a 30-year-old man, the BCA said.
Officers were responding to a home invasion on the 8200 block of Douglas Lane when the suspect began firing his gun.
Investigators recovered a semi-automatic pistol at the scene.
The BPPD requested that the BCA investigate the incident.