35-year-old Andrew Scott Dale was fatally shot by a Crookston police officer on May 16 after approaching with a hatchet.
35-year-old Andrew Scott Dale, from Crookston, Minnesota, was identified as the man fatally shot by a Crookston police officer on May 16. Dale allegedly ran toward law enforcement with a hatchet, leading to the use of lethal force. Officer Nick Fladland fired his department-issued handgun, and one other Crookston police officer and one Polk County sheriff's deputy used less-lethal force. Dale died from multiple gunshot wounds, and the officers involved have been placed on standard leave.
May 23, 2024
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