Officer who fired gun during incident in Crystal identified

The officer who shot her gun during an incident in Crystal last week has been identified.

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) identified the officer as Jessica Donahue, a 19-year veteran of the Crystal Police Department.

DPS said Donahue has been released from the hospital and is recovering from injuries suffered in the July 16 incident. She has also been placed on standard administrative leave.

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A criminal complaint states that the Minnesota State Patrol attempted a traffic stop on July 16 but the vehicle did not pull over, leading to a pursuit. Eventually, law enforcement was able to box in the suspect vehicle. While officers were attempting to arrest the driver, identified as 18-year-old Shi Sho, of Hubbell, Iowa, he started ramming squad cars with the vehicle and struck a Crystal police officer.

Cellphone footage from a witness shows the suspect vehicle stopped with several officers surrounding it. The complaint states that, in an attempt to arrest the driver, one of the officers tried to break the driver’s side window. The vehicle is then seen reversing and hitting another car before pinning the victim against a squad car. The vehicle then drives forward, knocking the officer to the ground before appearing to run over the victim’s legs.

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The officer was taken to the hospital and was found to have suffered a serious hematoma, the complaint states. According to the Crystal Police Department, the officer was set to be released from the hospital the next day.

Sho is charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. Two other juveniles were also arrested in connection to the incident.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is still investigating the incident.