Man dead in officer involved shooting in Burnsville

A man died following an officer-involved shooting Monday night in Burnsville.

A reportedly suicidal man left an apartment complex on the 1600 block of Cliff Road, and he had a gun, according to Burnsville police, who responded to a call at 8:25 p.m. When officers were told the man had left the building and was armed, they began searching for him.

A State Patrol helicopter was called in to help with the search. At about 9:30 p.m., heat sensors from the helicopter detected someone in a tree line near the apartment complex. When officers approach the man they saw he had a firearm. Then, according to the police department's statement, "a Burnsville officer fired shots and the individual is deceased. All officers on scene were unharmed."

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