CNN —Two police officers and a firefighter were fatally shot and another officer was injured after responding to a domestic incident early Sunday morning in Burnsville, Minnesota, according to local authorities.
Burnsville city officials identified the three victims Sunday afternoon as officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, both 27, and firefighter/paramedic Adam Finseth, 40.
“Minnesota mourns with you,” Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said during the news conference.
My heart is with their families today and the entire State of Minnesota stands with Burnsville,” Walz said.
He was part of the department’s crisis negotiations team and was also a physical evidence officer, officials said.
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