UPDATE: Red Lake Man Dies in Officer-Involved Shooting in Bemidji

According to Police, a Bemidji Police Officer made a traffic stop near the intersection of 30th Street NW and Ridgeway Avenue around 11:00 p.m. Wednesday night.

UPDATE: The victim and officers involved in a deadly shooting in Bemidji on November 19th have been identified.

The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim as 34-year-old Vernon May of Red Lake.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified the officers who fired their weapons as Officer Bidal Duran, a six-year veteran of the Bemidji Police Department and two-year veteran of the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brandon Newhouse. Both are on standard administrative leave.

BEMIDJI, MN — One person is dead after an officer involved shooting overnight in Bemidji, MN.

According to Police, a Bemidji Police Officer made a traffic stop near the intersection of 30th Street NW and Ridgeway Avenue around 11:00 p.m. Wednesday night.

During the stop the officer confirmed a passenger in the back seat had a felony warrant.

A Beltrami County Sheriff’s Deputy arrived shortly to assist.

As the passenger was getting out of the vehicle officers noticed they were holding a gun.

The officer struggled with the passenger for control of the weapon.

Both the officer and deputy fired at the passenger.

When emergency medical services arrived they pronounced the subject dead.

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

They have recovered a weapon from the scene.

The officer and deputy have been placed on standard administrative leave.

The investigation is in the very early stages and more information will be released once the first round of interviews and family notifications have been made.