Victim, officers involved in deadly Minneapolis police shooting identified
Minneapolis police say officers fatally shot a man late Wednesday night who they say was armed with a handgun.
Pauleen Le joined WCCO-TV as a reporter in April 2022. She is a first generation Asian-American and is originally from Eagan.
Pauleen began her career as a general assignment reporter in La Crosse, Wis. She also made stops in Green Bay, Wis. and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Prior to WCCO, she served as morning anchor at CBS 58 in Milwaukee, Wis.
Pauleen's reports on some of the biggest stories in the last decade have been seen on HLN, CBS Mornings and the BBC. She has received 9 Emmy nominations and won countless Wisconsin Broadcaster Association awards.
She's a graduate of the University of St. Thomas and Two Rivers High School (formerly Henry Sibley High School).
In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with family and friends and checking out the Twin Cities restaurant scene.
Pauleen is a member of the Asian American Journalist Association.
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Joined WCCO: April 2022
Hometown: Eagan, MN
Alma Mater: University of St. Thomas/Henry Sibley High School (Now Two Rivers High School)
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Minneapolis police say officers fatally shot a man late Wednesday night who they say was armed with a handgun.
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