TBO Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 A man who fatally shot a Duluth police dog and wounded his handler during a Sunday night standoff died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said Tuesday. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as 27-year-old Taylor Joseph Turek, of 1021 West Skyline Parkway. An autopsy concluded that he died of a single gunshot wound to the head. Turek was the subject of a felony-level domestic assault call just before 6:30 p.m. Sunday, authorities said. The Duluth Police Department previously reported that officers negotiated with him for more than an hour before he opened fire. K-9 Haas, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, was struck and killed. His handler, four-year veteran officer Aaron Haller, was treated and released after being struck in the protective vest he was wearing. Another Duluth police officer, Dale Marcus, returned fire, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said. The 21-year veteran was placed on the standard administrative leave. Police were called to the residence on the report of a “domestic assault involving an individual possibly barricaded with a gun,” the BCA reported. Officers arriving on scene found Turek barricaded in a room adjacent to the garage. The officers took positions around the home and in the garage. “After approximately an hour of attempting to convince Turek to exit the room to be taken into custody, officers opened the service door to the room,” the BCA said in a news release Tuesday. “At one point, Turek fired his gun, striking Officer Haller and killing Haas. Also at one point, Officer Marcus fired his gun.” Turek was pronounced dead at the scene. Haller was treated at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center. BCA crime scene personnel recovered a handgun next to Turek’s body, the agency reported. Body cameras worn by the officers captured the incident. Turek’s Facebook page and various public records indicate he was born and raised in the Toledo, Ohio, area, before moving to Duluth. He had no apparent criminal history. The BCA is conducting the investigation at the request of the Duluth Police Department. It was the first time a Duluth officer fired at a suspect since 2014, when a 34-year-old man was shot and wounded after he barricaded himself inside a Piedmont Heights garage, threatened suicide and refused to drop a knife. Once the investigation is complete, the BCA will turn its reports over to the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office for review. Haas was the first K-9 killed in the Duluth Police Department’s history, Chief Mike Tusken said. The department is making plans for a memorial service next week, he said. link 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TwoBlackBelts Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Farewell good boy you did your duty well and served your community.We are diminished by the death of HaasSent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Funny how I feel sadness for the loss of HAAS and utter joy the perp is permanently resting. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Well, in Duluth, domestic violence is all too common. Depending on the weight class, it could be the man or the woman. Cabin fever and alcohol seems to be the root cause every time. I don't miss that city whatsoever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 And this is the drunk idiot that did it: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 That "Legal gun owner" didn't last long. Crazy mofo. He was a good looking officer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 And this is the drunk idiot that did it: That's not him. Sent from my Jack boot using Copatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Same picture listed with article. I did a search for a picture of the BG's name, and came back with nothing. In Duluth when that happens, odds are it isn't a guy that is the appearance above. A bit like Houston, looking for a white guy that was actually a black guy in a toddler shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Same picture listed with article. I did a search for a picture of the BG's name, and came back with nothing. In Duluth when that happens, odds are it isn't a guy that is the appearance above. A bit like Houston, looking for a white guy that was actually a black guy in a toddler shooting.Look at the image I posted. Sent from my Jack boot using Copatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Moshe said: Same picture listed with article. I did a search for a picture of the BG's name, and came back with nothing. In Duluth when that happens, odds are it isn't a guy that is the appearance above. A bit like Houston, looking for a white guy that was actually a black guy in a toddler shooting. Thomas Barker is who you posted a photo of, not the person involved in the subject of this thread. https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/node/4536560 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Good Dog.. hope the bad guys passing was painful. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I was looking for the picture of the BG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoF250 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Why did they go in if no one was hostage? Why not tear gas him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 I was looking for the picture of the BG.I posted a picture of the bad guy. Sent from my Jack boot using Copatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Hawk Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 17 minutes ago, TBO said: I posted a picture of the bad guy. Sent from my Jack boot using Copatalk Where? I can’t find it. Hawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Where? I can’t find it. Hawk Sent from my Jack boot using Copatalk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 So Pat from SNL is responsible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 You can tell how dangerous someone is just by looking at them..... Sent from my Jack boot using Copatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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