Testimony begins in trial of man accused of shooting St. Cloud police officer in hand
Man, 19, charged with first-degree assault against a peace officer.
May 11, 2021 — 9:49pm
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ST. CLOUD – Eleven months after a St. Cloud police officer was shot in the hand during an altercation in a dark backyard, prosecutors and the defense argued in court Tuesday over the central question in the case.
"Who pulled the trigger?" asked Ole Tvedten, chief of the criminal division at the Stearns County Attorney's Office, during his opening statement at the trial of 19-year-old Sumaree D. Boose.
Boose was charged last June with one felony count of first-degree assault against a peace officer. The encounter ignited rumors of Black men being hit by police gunfire and spurred two nights of violent unrest in the city despite rebuttals from officials.