Officers Identified In Richfield Police-Involved Fatal Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - The three officers involved in last Friday's fatal shooting in Richfield, Minn. have been identified.
Police say a man, later identified as Jeffrey Michael O'Connor, was shot and killed by police after the officers responded to a call involving a man with a knife inside a home on the 6600 block of Park Avenue South. O'Connor was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Richfield police officers involved in the incident are Sgt. Mark Shelley, a 20-year veteran, Officer Tom Blair, a 23-year veteran and Officer Brian Rogge, a 16-year veteran.
All officers have been placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure.
"Although the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office will continue the investigation of this incident; I am confident that this investigation will determine that our officers acted in accordance with department policy and procedure," said Richfield Police Chief Todd Sandell.
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The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office will continue investigating the incident.
