BCA identifies officers involved in deadly use of force incident in Belle Plaine

BELLE PLAINE, Minn. (FOX 9) – The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has identified the officers who fatally shot a Belle Plaine man wanted in connection with a murder in St. Paul.

What we know

According to the BCA, two St. Paul Police Department officers fired their firearms during Thursday's incident and both are on standard critical incident leave.

The officers were identified as:

• Officer Aaron Bohlen, who has been in law enforcement for 10 years.
• Officer Lane Christianson, who has been in law enforcement for 20 years.

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The Hennepin County Medical Examiners Office has identified the man killed as 29-year-old Seantrell Tyresse Murdock, who died from multiple gunshot wounds.

According to the BCA, St. Paul officers located Murdock, a suspect in the murder of a St. Paul artist, at a home where he was staying in the 100 block of Meridian Street.

Investigators approached Murdock near the intersection of South Chestnut and East Prairie streets, and the BCA says “at some point” during the confrontation the two officers fired their weapons, striking Murdock.

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Authorities said medical attention was given to Murdock, who later died at the hospital.

The BCA recovered a handgun from the area where Murdock was shot.

The BCA will continue to investigate the use of force incident and will submit its findings to the Scott County Prosecutor's Office for review without recommending charges.

What we don't know

The BCA did not say what happened during the confrontation between Murdock and the officers or what led the officers to shoot him.