Medical examiner: Shannon Gooden killed himself after fatally shooting 2 Burnsville officers and medicDetails about services for Paul Elmstrand, Matthew Ruge and Adam Finseth could come this week. They were killed Sunday during a standoff at a home in Burnsville.
By Paul Walsh Star Tribune
February 20, 2024 — 12:48pm
Officials confirmed Tuesday that Shannon Cortez Gooden killed himself after fatally shooting two Burnsville police officers and a medic during a standoff over the weekend.
In a news release issued before dawn, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said Gooden, 38, died by suicide with a single gunshot to the head inside the house in the 12600 block of S. 33rd Avenue.
The Medical Examiner's Office did not reveal the time that Gooden shot himself, but emergency dispatch audio suggests he took his own life around 6:45 a.m., when an officer radioed: "Shots fired from inside."
About 10 minutes later, a dispatcher notified officers on the scene that a caller from inside the house disclosed that Gooden is "in the bedroom. … He just shot himself in the head." ...
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