5 drug task force officers and a man have been hurt in a gunbattle at a home in rural Minnesota

Published October 12, 2023 9:30 AM

By MARK VANCLEAVE and STEVE KARNOWSKI
Associated Press

FOLEY, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say five drug task force officers and a 64-year-old man have been injured in an exchange of gunfire as the officers served a search warrant at a property in rural Minnesota. Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck says the officers announced their arrival at a home in Glendorado Township around 7 a.m. Thursday and came under fire. He says they returned fire and retreated. Glendorado Township is about 50 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The officers’ injuries are not life-threatening. Heck says Karl Thomas Holmberg was arrested after several hours of negotiations and flown to a hospital in a helicopter with undisclosed injuries.

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