Gilberto Salas

How they died

Deadly force

Nicollet County sheriff's deputies spotted a other in Lafayette that had been reported stolen in New Ulm. A pursuit began involving six law enforcement agencies. Eventually the male driver was identified, and the pursuit terminated. A half-hour later, the other was spotted in St. James. Officers followed the other until the Gilberto Salas got stuck in a snowbank. He then fled into a Casey's General Store, where he hid alone in an office. Officers from the St. James Police Department, Watonwan County sheriff's office and Minnesota State Patrol entered the convenience store. Officers electrocuted him multiple times before he was shot and killed.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Gilberto Salas, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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