Zumbrota officer on leave after fatal shooting

Published 7:59 am Wednesday, February 2, 2011

ZUMBROTA, Minn.— Authorities in Goodhue County are investigating after a police officer shot and killed a man in Zumbrota after being called to a domestic dispute.

Sheriff Scott McNurlin says the officer was called to the scene about 8:30 Monday night to keep the peace between an estranged couple. The woman was moving out at the time.

McNurlin says the man pulled a gun and shot the woman, and the officer then shot the man.

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He was dead at the scene, and the woman was taken to a Rochester hospital with gunshot wounds.

Authorities planned to release more information on the case later Wednesday.