GRANITE FALLS, Minn. 鈥� A drug enforcement officer was struck by a bullet while he and other officers were executing a search warrant at a Granite Falls residence around 4 p.m. Monday, April 10.
The officer was treated and released from the Avera Granite Falls Hospital, according to a news release from the Granite Falls Police Department.
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According to the release, officers from the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force, the Granite Falls Police Department, the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff鈥檚 Office and the Upper Sioux Community Police Department executed a knock-and-announce search warrant just after 4 p.m. at a residence on Bergeson Drive in Granite Falls.
The suspect was wanted for multiple felony warrants on weapons and drug charges. Upon entry into the residence, officers immediately took gunfire from someone inside. Officers returned fire and retreated outside, where a single officer said he had been struck by a bullet.
That officer was transported to the Granite Falls hospital while other officers secured the scene. After a 70-minute standoff, the suspect surrendered to officers and was taken into custody without further incident. The suspect is currently being held in the Yellow Medicine County Jail pending charges.
The incident is under investigation, and there is no longer a risk to the public. The Granite Falls Police Department has asked the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate the officers鈥� use of force.
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