Investigators have identified the St. Paul police officer who shot and injured a fleeing suspect after he allegedly pointed a replica gun at officers.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified the officer who shot the suspect during the Monday incident outside Regions Hospital as Jacob Pederson.
According to the department, officers initially responded to a domestic assault report on the 400 block of Temperance Street at around 9:15 a.m. There, officers learned the suspect involved in the incident, identified as 21-year-old Tayshawn Brown-Roberts, had fled and was armed…