CROOKSTON, Minn. — A police officer in Crookston fatally shot a man during a confrontation at a homeless shelter, the police chief in the northwestern Minnesota city said on Monday.

Officers were dispatched to the Care and Share shelter around 11:45 p.m. Sunday on a report of a fight in progress. They confronted a man “who was being combative toward officers and was not following officers’ verbal commands,” Police Chief Darin Selzer said in a statement.

“Less lethal means were deployed before an officer fired their department handgun, striking the suspect,” Selzer said. “Officers provided life-saving care, but the man was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

The police chief’s statement did not say if the man was armed, but did say that no further details would be released at this time due to the ongoing investigation.

The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has taken over the investigation, which is common in shootings involving law enforcement officers. The BCA said it would release further information once its preliminary investigation is complete.

In mid-May, a 35-year-old man was fatally shot in Crookston when authorities say he ran toward officers while brandishing a hatchet.

The Crookston incident is also the second fatal shooting involving Minnesota law enforcement in the last week.

On Thursday night, a 36-year-old wife and mother of two was fatally shot by North Branch police after officers responded to a report of an “intoxicated and suicidal” woman armed with a handgun.

According to police, one officer discharged a pepper ball round while another officer discharged a firearm.

An online fundraiser identified the woman as Jamie Ann Crabtree.

Two officers were placed on standard leave, and the BCA has taken over the investigation in the Chisago County community, including the content of video recorded by police body cameras.

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