Chase Edward Kolstad

How they died

Deadly force

Kolstad's girlfriend called police the evening of Sept. 14, saying he had threatened to kill her, then others and himself. Officers began a search for Kolstad, who they believed was armed with a gun. Police found Kolstad in a Minnesota City park, where he made his way to the ledge of a bridge and continued a standoff with police. Officers said Kolstad, who was later found to have been armed with a knife, not a gun, ignored orders to drop his weapon and instead wielded the weapon as though it were a gun. Hazelton fired one shot at Kolstad, killing him.

Why we remember them

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

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