BCA: New Auburn man shot dead by Hutchinson cops was armed with knife

A welfare test on a person in New Auburn, Minnesota, who household say was experiencing a psychological well being disaster, ended when three officers with the Hutchinson Police Division fatally shot him whereas he was armed with a knife.

That is based on new data launched Saturday by the Minnesota Bureau of Legal Apprehension, which has recognized the officers and deputies concerned within the deadly capturing of 34-year-old Brent Alsleben.

Per the BCA, three Hutchinson officers and two deputies from the McLeod County Sheriff’s Officers pressured open the door to Alsleben’s condo simply after 12 a.m. Thursday. The BCA says the the 5 officers requested him to give up and did not go inside till they noticed what seemed to be one thing on hearth contained in the condo. 

As soon as inside, the 5 officers noticed Alsleben mendacity on the ground and holding a “giant, hunting-style knife.”

“They tried to take him into custody. He struggled and minimize one of many officers with the knife. The deputies tried to make use of their Tasers on him. They had been unsuccessful and Alsleben began to face up, nonetheless holding the knife. The three Hutchinson officers fired, placing Alsleben,” the BCA stated. 

The severity of the minimize suffered by the officer wasn’t disclosed. 

The report says the incident started as a welfare test round 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, prompted by a request from relations who had been involved about Alsleben’s psychological well being. A deputy and a medic had been the primary to the condo to hold out the welfare test, and several other hours handed earlier than the Alsleben reportedly “displayed a knife and swung it on the responders.”

Hours of makes an attempt to get Alsleben to go away his condo continued earlier than the three officers and two deputies pressured open the door, with the deadly pictures fired as soon as they had been inside and the battle ensued. 

The Hutchinson officers who fired their weapons are: 

• Officer Taylor Fenrich (17 years of regulation enforcement expertise)
• Officer Phillip Mielke (9 years)
• Officer Tyler Schmeling (8 years)

Fenrich fired his obligation pistol whereas Mielke and Schmeling fired their patrol rifles. 

The 2 McLeod County deputies who deployed their Tasers had been recognized as Dep. Andrew Demeyer and Dep. David Olson, who’ve 16 and 17 years of regulation enforcement expertise, respectively. 

The medical expert confirmed that Alsleben died of gunshot wounds. 

“Parts” of the battle had been captured on video by physique cameras, the BCA stated. 

The officers concerned within the use-of-force incident are anticipated to submit their statements to the BCA within the coming days. The investigation is ongoing. 

Observe: The small print offered on this story are based mostly on the police’s newest model of occasions, and could also be topic to alter.