According to the St. Paul Police Department, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) was conducting an undercover operation involving the solicitation of minors. During the operation, numerous BCA agents entered a single family home in Alexandria. There, they encountered Klimek and told him he was under arrest. Klimek then obtained a knife and charged three agents. Two agents, Beth Eilers and Dustin Van der Hagen, fired their weapons, killing him.
Victim's Name: Adam Jo Klimek
Agency Responsible: St. Paul Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Race: White
Date of Death: August 2, 2016
County: Douglas
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1757
Geography: Rural