Standoff in Winsted ends after man discovered useless in dwelling

A standoff during which two McCleod County deputies have been shot ended Monday night after a person who had barricaded himself inside a house was discovered useless.

McLeod County Sheriff Tim Langenfeld mentioned officers used a drone to search out the person’s physique and legislation enforcement adopted to substantiate he was deceased.

Authorities mentioned two McLeod County deputies have been shot whereas serving an arrest warrant on the dwelling on the 600 block of Pheasant Run in Winsted, about an hour west of the Twin Cities. Happily, they suffered accidents that aren’t thought of life-threatening and have been launched from the hospital.

“It’s not the ending we needed,” Langenfeld mentioned. “We might have favored to see a profitable ending with nobody else injured or useless, however for long-range stuff, that is higher than extra individuals get right here.”

Langenfeld mentioned the person on the deal with had a number of warrants for felony possession of kid pornography.

Over the course of the standoff, all makes an attempt to achieve the suspect have been unsuccessful. Finally, Langenfeld mentioned deputies determined to deploy a drone to verify inside the home as a result of “it was time for us to see what we may do,” elaborating that if the suspect was injured, first responders may go inside to assist him.

The Minnesota Bureau of Felony Apprehension is investigating the incident.