Video Shows Shootout That Wounded Minnesota Officer, Killed Suspect
Seconds after a St. Paul police officer exited his squad car, a man ducked behind a car before shooting at the officer and the officer fired back, videos released by the police department Tuesday show. Officer Michael Tschida was shot and wounded in his leg. The officer shot Brandon Daleshaun Keys, 24, in the head and he died at the hospital early Friday. A 911 transcript, along with Tschida’s body-worn and squad dash cameras, show a woman’s desperate call for help and the intensity of the situation on a busy street in the city’s Merriam Park neighborhood. The woman called 911 Thursday afternoon and reported the father of her child was chasing her, that she had a current order for protection against him, and that he had a gun. “He just hit my car,” the woman reported, saying they were in separate vehicles. “… Oh my God. Please, I need help. … I’m trying to get away from him.” She reported he “just busted my windshield” and a male could be heard saying, “Open the door,” the 911 transcript shows. “I’m not calling the police,” the woman said and the man replied, “I just saw you.” “Brandon, I’m not,” the transcript continued. She reported she was in a silver van and he was in a blue Impala, and that the man was ramming her vehicle. “He’s gonna kill me,” she said. “God no, Brandon,” the woman could be heard saying on the call. “… No. You’re not going to jail. … Brandon, please go, leave.”
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