Deputy who fired gun after northern Minnesota carjacking identified
[WDIO]
The deputy who fired his weapon after a carjacking in northern Minnesota last week has been identified.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Jason Kuhnly, a seven-year veteran of the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, was the deputy that discharged his firearm during the incident on Friday.
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The sheriff’s office said 34-year-old Scott Michael Jordon carjacked a woman and her 16-year-old son at gunpoint just before 6 p.m. at the Super One in Pike Lake. He then ran away and, while in pursuit of Jordon, Kuhnly fired his weapon.
The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office said Jordon died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and wasn’t hit by Kuhnly’s shot.
The BCA is leading the investigation.