Robert Allen Peterson 1
Robert Allen Peterson 1
Robert Allen Peterson 1
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The Associated Press State & Local Wire
May 21, 2005, Saturday, BC cycle
SECTION: State and Regional
LENGTH: 141 words
HEADLINE: Chisago County deputy shoots man after standoff
DATELINE: NORTH BRANCH, Minn.
BODY:
A Chisago County sheriff's deputy shot a Stacy man to death after he pointed a gun at authorities and threatened to
shoot them.
Police responded on Wednesday to reports of shots fired at a residence in Isanti County, according to a release from
the Chisago County sheriff's office.
Authorities said 41-year-old Robert Allen Peterson was in a pole barn on the property. After three-and-a-half
hours of negotiations, Peterson emerged from the building waving a hand gun at officers and pointing the gun at his
head.
Authorities ordered Peterson to put the weapon down and shot him after he pointed the gun at a Chisago County
sheriff's deputy. Peterson was pronounced dead at Fairview Lakes Wyoming Hospital.
The officer who shot Peterson has been placed on paid administrative lead while authorities investigate the
shooting.
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