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Minnesota first responders are honored as heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three Minnesota first responders who were gunned down while responding to a report of a domestic incident at a home with seven children inside were remembered at a memorial service Wednesday as heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. The Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville has been in mourning in the week and a half since police Officers Paul…

Thousands expected at memorial service for 3 slain Minnesota first responders

Thousands of law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics are expected to pack a Minnesota church Wednesday for a memorial service for three first responders who were gunned down in the line of duty.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Thousands of law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics are expected to pack a Minnesota church on Wednesday for a memorial service for three first responders who were gunned down while responding to a report of a domestic incident at a home with seven children inside. The Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville has been in mourning in the week and a…

Joint, Public Service Planned Next Week for Fallen Burnsville Officers

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) — A Public Safety Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, February 28 for three fallen Burnsville first responders. The service for Police Officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth will be held at Grace Church, 9301 Eden Prairie Road, Eden Prairie starting at 11 a.m. The three men were killed while responding to a…

Three slain Minnesota first responders remembered for their commitment to service

Two young police officers and a firefighter-paramedic were killed in a burst of gunfire Sunday as they responded to a domestic disturbance call in the Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville. Another officer also was injured, and the man identified as the shooter fatally shot himself, police said

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two young police officers and a firefighter-paramedic were killed in a burst of gunfire Sunday as they responded to a domestic disturbance call in the Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville. Another officer also was injured, and the man identified as the shooter fatally shot himself, police said. Here are the victims’ stories. —— Paul Elmstrand, 27, was the youngest of five children….

UPDATE: Shooter Identified in Burnsville Incident That Left Two Officers & 1 Firefighter Dead

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9/AP) – Multiple law enforcement sources have confirmed to FOX 9 the name of the gunman who opened fire Sunday morning in Burnsville, killing three first responders. Sources tell FOX 9 that Shannon Cortez Gooden, 38, was the gunman in Sunday’s shooting who was later found dead. The BCA also identified the man and did not say how he died….