CYRUS, Minn. - One sheriff’s deputy died on his 44th birthday and two other law enforcement officers were injured after a shootout in west-central Minnesota that also killed the suspect in a domestic assault call Saturday night. Pope County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Owen died at the hospital Saturday after the shooting that happened around 7:30 p.m. at an apartment in Cyrus, authorities said. Another deputy and a police officer from Starbuck, Minnesota, were also injured. ”This is an alarming trend that needs to stop now.”The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association identified Owen as the deputy who died Sunday morning. “Deputy Owen had a heart as big as his stature.

Source: thestar April 16, 2023 18:39 UTC