BAGLEY, Minn. — A Bagley man who died during a Nov. 13 use-of-force incident in Clearwater County has been identified as 75-year-old Dennis Hoie by the University of North Dakota Forensic Pathology Center.
Following an investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, it has been reported that Clearwater County Deputy Noah Hallman fired his department-issued firearm during the incident in northwestern Minnesota.
Hallman has three years of law enforcement experience and has since been placed on critical incident leave by the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office, the BCA report said.
According to the BCA’s preliminary investigation, just after noon on Nov. 13, a deputy recognized Hoie at a gas station in Bagley and attempted to arrest him on outstanding felony warrants. Hoie resisted, fled in his pickup truck, and was pursued by deputies and a Bagley police officer.
Hoie then drove onto U.S. 2 and later northbound on McDougal Avenue, where a Bagley police officer caused Hoie’s vehicle to spin out and stop in a residential driveway.
According to the report, law enforcement approached the vehicle on foot, and during an attempt to get Hoie to exit the vehicle, Hallman broke the glass of the passenger side window of the pickup truck as Hoie pulled a flare gun and fired it toward the deputies on the driver’s side of the vehicle.
Hallman fired his handgun through the passenger side window, striking Hoie. Medical aid was rendered to Hoie, but he was pronounced dead on the scene, the report said.
A deputy on the driver’s side of Hoie’s vehicle suffered a graze injury to his head that did not require medical attention.
BCA crime scene personnel recovered one orange-colored flare gun. Hallman’s body camera was on and recording during this incident.
Once the investigation is complete, the BCA will present its findings without recommendation on charges to the Clearwater County Attorney’s Office for review.
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