UPDATE: The City of Burnsville has identified the 2 officers and fire medic shot and killed this morning. Officer Paul Elmstrand (left), Officer Matthew Ruge (center), and Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth (right).
According to the city:
Elmstrand, 27, joined the Burnsville Police Department in August 2017 as a Community Service Officer. He was promoted to Officer in July 2019. He was part of the department’s mobile command staff, peer team, Honor Guard and field training unit.
Ruge, 27, joined the Burnsville Police Department in April 2020. He was part of the department’s crisis negotiations team and was a physical evidence officer.
Finseth, 40, has been a Burnsville Firefighter/Paramedic since February 2019.