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Minnesota BCA releases name of man shot in Granite Falls use-of-force incident

MARSHALL — This week, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension confirmed the identity of a man shot during an attempted arrest Sept. 27 in Granite Falls. In a news release, the BCA said Dylan McKaide Anderson-Butler, 23, of Granite Falls was shot in the incident, and taken to Hennepin County Medical Center with serious injuries.

The BCA is investigating the incident, on a request from the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office.

The BCA included some details of the use-of-force incident in their news release. According to the preliminary investigation, members of the CEE-VI Drug Task Force from the Meeker, Swift and Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Offices were trying to arrest Anderson-Butler on a warrant. Task force members conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in which Anderson Butler was a passenger. When the driver stopped the car, Anderson-Butler got out with what responding officers said appeared to be a gun in his waistband, the BCA said.

Anderson-Butler ran toward the Granite Falls city cemetery, followed by officers. At one point, one deputy deployed a Taser, and a second deputy fired his department-issued rifle, the BCA said. Anderson-Butler was shot once, and was taken to HCMC where he received medical treatment, the BCA said. The BCA said Anderson-Butler was expected to recover, and was discharged from the hospital into police custody.

BCA crime scene personnel recovered a handgun and controlled substance at the scene of the shooting, the BCA said. The CEE-VI Task Force members involved in the incident were not wearing body cameras, and squad car cameras didn’t capture the shooting, the BCA said.

The BCA said it had identified the law enforcement officers who used force during the incident. Both were with the Swift County Sheriff’s Office. However, the BCA said that under Minnesota law, they were prohibited from releasing the deputies’ identities, because they both work in an undercover capacity. Both deputies were placed on standard administrative leave, the BCA said.

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