Olmsted County deputy shoots, wounds suspect

Published 9:12 am Wednesday, December 26, 2012

ROCHESTER — A Winona County man who was shot and wounded by an Olmsted County sheriff’s deputy on Christmas Eve remains in the hospital.

Winona County deputies responded Monday morning to a report of a domestic disturbance. The suspect fled, and authorities believed he was armed with a handgun.

Deputies in Olmsted County found the man hiding under a camper in Dover. He allegedly charged at officers, and a deputy fired a nonlethal round from a shotgun.

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The suspect was injured and airlifted to a Rochester hospital.