HIBBING - Two Hibbing police officers and the allegedly armed man they shot and wounded last week have been identified by authorities.
Che Nathaniel Jones, 24, of Rochester remains hospitalized at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth after he was shot during an incident that began at 12:45 p.m. Friday in Hibbing, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension stated on Tuesday night.
Capt. Kurt Metzig, a 19-year veteran of the Hibbing Police Department, and Officer Cody Loewen, a three-year veteran of the Hibbing Police Department, both fired their weapons during the incident, according to the BCA. Metzig and Loewen have been placed on administrative leave.
On Friday, Metzig and Loewen responded to a 911 call of a person with a gun and encountered Jones carrying a gun outside of the residence, according to the BCA.
“According to the preliminary investigation, when the two officers ordered Jones to drop his weapon, Jones fled on foot. Officers pursued Jones to behind the home, where, at one point, he allegedly pointed his gun at the officers. Both officers fired, striking Jones,” the BCA said.
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Another person, who hasn’t been identified, was injured in the incident that prompted the 911 call and was transported to Fairview Range Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. The BCA stated Tuesday that the circumstances surrounding that incident remain under investigation.
