Max J. Seely

Deadly force

Deputies Todd Moore and Stephen Morgan responded to a home at around 2:49 a.m. after a woman reported that her boyfriend, Max J. Seely, was threatening to kill himself inside his house. Litchfield officer Shelby Gibson arrived a bit later. By 2:53 a.m., Sgt. William Mosher arrived on scene. Seely reportedly began shouting obscenities at the officers and aimed a shotgun at them. Police said officers were able to get Seely's girlfriend out of the house. The officers told Seely to drop his weapon. Instead, Seely allegedly raised his gun up to his shoulder and pointed it toward the officers, who opened fire. Seely died at a hospital. According to the MSP report, the initial shots hit Seely in the lower leg and he fell to the ground. As officers advanced on Seely, he allegedly raised his gun at them and they fired again, one shot struck him in the head. Seely died at a hospital.