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Police officers Joshua Eernisse and Beau Schoenhard, who were
shot on Monday night at city hall in New Hope, were released
from hospital on Tuesday, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office
said in a statement.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner on Tuesday identified the
shooter as Raymond Kmetz, 68. Kmetz was shot multiple times by
other New Hope officers and pronounced dead at the scene.
Eernisse joined the New Hope Police a year ago and had taken his
oath as a sworn officer in a ceremony during a city council
meeting attended by officers including Schoenhard, who joined
the department in 2008, the sheriff's office said.
Schoenhard and Eernisse were fired on just after they left the
council chambers. Authorities have not released a motive for the
shooting.
Court documents show that Kmetz, a former New Hope resident,
filed a federal lawsuit accusing five New Hope officers of using
excessive force during an October 2009 stop in which he was
tasered. A federal judge ruled for New Hope in the case.
Kmetz was being stopped on a felony arrest warrant for making
threats, according to court papers.
(Reporting by David Bailey in Minneapolis; Editing by Michael
Perry)
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