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Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
St. Cloud officer injured, suspect shot in arm after knife attack
A police officer shot a knife-wielding man in the arm in St. Cloud on Friday afternoon. According to the St. Cloud Police Department, an incident that began around 3:43 p.m. as a domestic dispute involving a man allegedly threatening harm against a woman turned into an officer-involved shooting when the man attacked with a knife. It happened on the 600 block of 8th Ave. N, with officers arriving to handle the domestic dispute. When police got to the scene, the man went to a car parked on the street and sat inside, refusing to come out, according to police. After some time, the man got out of the vehicle with a knife and allegedly "lunged at an officer," with police saying the effort wound up "striking the officer in the arm." "The officer fired one round from their handgun striking the male in the arm," release from St. Cloud police reads. "Another officer discharged their taser at which time the male was taken into custody." The suspect was taken to St. Cloud Hospital by ambulance and was believed to be in stable condition. The officer suffered a minor injuries from the knife attack. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is leading the investigation into the police shooting, while the Stearns County Sheriff's Office has taken over the investigation of the assault on the police officer and the initial domestic dispute call. Note: The details provided in this story are based on law enforcement's latest version of events, and may be subject to change.
CBS News
10-05-2025
- CBS News
St. Cloud police officer shoots man who assaulted officer with a knife, chief says
State law enforcement is investigating after St. Cloud police shot a man who attacked an officer with a knife Friday afternoon, according to Chief Jeff Oxton. Officers responded to a domestic dispute on the 600 block of Eighth Avenue North around 3:43 p.m. Officials say a woman who called police said she was being threatened by a man she knew from a past relationship. The woman, according to police, said the man "lunged at her with his fists up as if he was going to strike her." During the investigation of the dispute, the man sat in a parked car in the roadway. Police say officers eventually told the man he was under arrest, and asked him to exit the car. The man came out of the vehicle with a knife after initially refusing and lunged at an officer with the knife, striking them in the arm, according to police. The officer who was struck fired one round from their handgun, and the bullet hit the man in the arm. Police say another officer deployed their Taser at the man, who was taken into custody and later brought to the hospital. As of Friday night, the man is considered to be in stable condition. The knife was recovered by officers at the scene. According to police, the officer struck with the knife sustained minor injuries. The Minnesota Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting, and the Stearns County Sheriff's Office is looking into charges regarding the reported domestic dispute and the assault against the officer. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the St. Cloud Police Department at 320-251-1200, Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-255-1301 or submit a tip here.
