Police In Meeker County Report Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting

EDEN VALLEY, Minn. (WCCO/AP) -- Police in Eden Valley say that they have fatally shot a driver who was pulled over in a traffic stop.

The incident happened at about 2:20 a.m. Saturday along Highway 55.

A police officer earlier tried to pull a vehicle over for a traffic offense in Eden Valley, but the driver took off on Highway 55. The chase ended about a mile later when the vehicle drove into a ditch, Sheriff Brian Cruze said in a statement.

The driver got out of the vehicle and exchanged gunfire with the officer. After the man was shot, the officer began life-saving measures, Cruze said. First responders and sheriff's deputies responded. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

That driver has not yet been identified.

The Eden Valley Police Department does not use body cameras on its officers, but a squad camera was operating during the shooting.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has taken over the investigation.