Suspect In Burnsville Officer-Involved Shooting Identified
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Hennepin County has released the name of the man killed in the Burnsville officer-involved shooting on St. Patrick's Day.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner identified the man as 38-year-old Map Kong, of Chaska.
According to the Burnsville Police Department, around 6:15 a.m. five officers responded to a call of a suspicious person at the McDonald's at Highway 13 and Washburn Avenue.
Upon arrival, police encountered a man with a weapon. The encounter resulted in an officer-involved shooting.
A recording of police audio from the website Police Clips indicates a McDonald's customer and employee called police after they saw a man jumping up and down inside a car. The clips said the man was also possibly waving a knife. Police did not confirm this to WCCO.
All five officers have been placed on standard administrative leave. All five were wearing body cameras.
According to the Burnsville Police Department, this is the first time in 35 years where a suspect was killed in an officer-involved shooting.
The medical report said Kong died of multiple gunshot wounds.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is currently investigating the shooting.
