MN BCA Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Rural Polk County

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Minnesota BCA is investigating an officer involved shooting following a pursuit this morning south of Crookston.

It involved a man wanted for illegally crossing the US-Canadian border.

The border patrol has not released any information on where the pursuit began.

Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the chase ended around 10 a.m. on County Road 9, west of the intersection of 350th Avenue Southwest.

The driver of the vehicle was shot and taken to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with a non-life-threatening injury.

Polk County Sheriff James Tadman says his deputies, the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, Crookston police, the US Border Patrol and Crookston Area Ambulance all assisted.

County Road 9 between 350th and 360th Avenues Southwest is expected to be closed for most of the day while the BCA investigates the scene.

The sheriff says additional details will be released at a later time.