A man was suspected in a shooting and carjacking in St. Paul, where he was accused of shooting at St. Paul officers. Police said at least one SPPD officer shot at the man. Officers found a man who reportedly fit the description about 6 p.m. SCPD said officers blocked the man's vehicle with an armored vehicle, and were attempting to take him into custody when the man got out of his own vehicle with a weapon. Officers Matthew Pribnow, Alec Elness, Brice Turner and Tavion Buchanan of the St. Cloud Police Department, and Officer Lance Christenson of the St. Paul Police Department shot and killed him. The names of an additional St. Paul officer and the two ATF agents who shot at Hengel were withheld due to their undercover duties.
Killer: Matthew Pribnow, Alex Elness, Brice Turner, Tavion Buchanan, Lance Christenson
Agency: St. Cloud Police Department, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, St. Paul Police Department
Motive: Robbery and Shooting
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Unavailable
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Kirby Joseph Michael Hengel
Death Date: September 29, 2020
County: Stearns
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Car
Washington Post Database ID: 6201