Officials: St. Paul police shoot man who pointed gun at officers on interstate

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating after St. Paul police officers shot a man who pointed a gun at them on an interstate Sunday afternoon, officials said.

Police were notified by General Motors around 3 p.m. that a motorist in a vehicle stolen in Minneapolis was driving on Interstate 94 toward St. Paul. According to officials, the automaker remotely slowed the vehicle, bringing it to a complete stop on the westbound I-94 ramp from Highway 52 around 3:15 p.m.

The man, who was driving, and a female whose age hasn’t been disclosed, then left the vehicle and started to flee on foot. Police said the man pulled out a handgun and pointed it at officers as he ran…

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