2024 Burnsville shooting

2024 Burnsville shooting
LocationBurnsville, Minnesota, U.S.
DateFebruary 18, 2024; 6 months ago (2024-02-18)
c. 5:30 a.m. (CST)
Attack type
Mass shooting, murder-suicide, triple-murder, shootout
WeaponMultiple firearms, including two AR-15-style rifles obtained via straw purchase[1][2]
Deaths4 (including the perpetrator)
Injured2 (1 by gunfire)
PerpetratorsShannon Gooden
AssailantsShannon Gooden
ChargesAshley Anne Dyrdahl:
  • Conspiracy (1 count)
  • Straw purchasing (5 counts)
  • Making false statements (5 counts)

On February 18, 2024, during a police standoff in Burnsville, Minnesota, United States, Shannon Gooden shot and killed police officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and firefighter-paramedic Adam Finseth. Another police officer was injured by gunfire. After firing at the first responders, Gooden killed himself with a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The officers were responding to a 911 call that reported an alleged sexual assault.[3][4] Federal authorities alleged that the weapons Gooden used were obtained illegally via straw purchase and filed criminal charges against his girlfriend.[5]

  1. ^ Mayerle, Jennifer (February 26, 2024). "Firearm Shannon Gooden used in Burnsville shooting that killed 3 responders was straw purchase". CBS News. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024.
  2. ^ https://www.ammoland.com/2024/03/burnsville-woman-indicted-for-straw-purchasing-firearms-used-in-fatal-shooting-of-3-first-responders/#axzz8eCDmUrbv
  3. ^ "Several Burnsville police officers shot: 2 officers,1 first responder killed". FOX 9. February 18, 2024. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  4. ^ Brown, Kyle (February 22, 2024). "BCA: Suspect fired more than 100 rounds in Burnsville shooting that killed 3 first responders". KSTP-TV. Archived from the original on February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Strande, Bill (March 14, 2024). "Burnsville shooter's girlfriend pleads not guilty after being charged with buying guns in shooting". CBS Minnesota. Retrieved March 14, 2024.