(East Grand Forks) Family members have identified the man who was shot and killed by law enforcement near East Grand Forks Tuesday.42-year-old Lucas P. Gilbertson was shot midday Tuesday at a home in Rhinehart Township.
According to a report in the Star Tribune, Polk County sheriff’s deputies and East Grand Forks police arrived at the home with a warrant to arrest him. The Sheriff’s Office saiid he left the home, then returned and was followed by officers. Moments later, an officer shot Gilbertson, who was taken by ambulance to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. A spokesperson for the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) confirmed he died there. Neither the Sheriff’s Office nor the BCA specified which agency employs the officer who shot the man or what prompted the officer to shoot.The BCA is leading the investigation into whether the officer’s actions were justified. Court records indicate Gilbertson has been convicted three times for fleeing police along with other convictions for forgery, illegal weapons possession, illicit drugs, burglary and domestic assault. (Star Tribune)
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