COP KILLER ID’ED: Shannon Gooden is Gunman Who Murdered 2 Cops & Paramedic in Minnesota

• The man responsible for the deaths of two police officers and an EMT, identified as Shannon Cortez Gooden, was prohibited from possessing firearms due to a 2008 2nd-degree felony assault conviction.

• Despite a 2019 petition to restore his firearm rights, a judge denied Gooden’s request in October 2020, as per court records.

• On Feb. 18, 2024, at 2 a.m., Gooden opened fire on first responders from a second-floor window of his rented house on 33rd Avenue South in Burnsville, during a domestic situation involving his family.

• Police say Gooden was barricaded with his family, including seven children aged 2-15, inside the home, they were unharmed.

• The incident resulted in the deaths of Burnsville police officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, as well as firefighter/paramedic Adam Finseth. Gooden took his own life.

• Court records indicate that Gooden had two order for protection petitions filed against him, one alleging domestic abuse and the other alleging domestic assault.