POLK COUNTY, Minn. 鈥� The man shot and killed by law enforcement in Rhinehart Township on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 9, has been identified by his aunt.
The deceased is Lucas Gilbertson, 42, of East Grand Forks. The shooting took place at his mother's residence, according to Jane Gilbertson, his aunt.
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According to a Tuesday news release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the sheriff's office, East Grand Forks Police Department and Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force were executing a search warrant on the residence at the time.
The release says Gilbertson 鈥� whom law enforcement didn't identify at the time, but has since been identified by family 鈥� exited the residence, then returned inside.
Officers followed Gilbertson inside, and he was shot shortly after, the release said. His mother was there at the time, Jane Gilbertson told the Herald.
Lucas Gilbertson was transported to Altru Hospital by ambulance. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension later confirmed in a social media post that he died.
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