County attorney: Police justified in killing in Richfield of man threatening officers with knife

Feb 11, 20200

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A still frame from Officer Nicholas Pedersen's squad car shows Brian Quinones-Rosario approaching the officer with a knife. Pedersen ordered Quinones-Rosario several times to drop the knife before firing.

Deadly force was justified in the police shooting in Richfield of a man threatening officers with a knife, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced Monday.

Brian Quinones-Rosario, 30, of Richfield, was fatally shot on Sept. 7 near E. 77th Street and Chicago Avenue after leading Edina police on a vehicle chase. Several officers from Edina and Richfield opened fire moments after Quinones exited the vehicle with a knife raised.

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