The remarks come after Monday night's shootings in Fort Worth and Philadelphia, where a combined eight people were killed. A day earlier, a Baltimore shooting saw two killed plus 28 injured.
Scot Peterson was on duty as a school resource officer when a gunman opened fire, killing 17 and wounding another 17. Prosecutors say he never went inside while the shooting was underway.
Community members and law enforcement officers from across the state of Minnesota and beyond gathered for a final salute to Joshua Owen who was fatally shot answering a domestic abuse call.
This is the first time the Pope County Sheriff's Office has experienced the loss of a deputy in the line of duty, the sheriff said Friday in a news conference prior to the visitation for his fallen deputy.
The medical examiner determined that Bryan Nygard, 34, of Cyrus, died from multiple gunshot wounds. The initial investigation shows he began firing on officers when he was informed of his arrest.
