Olivia, Minn., struggles to understand fatal shooting by police officer A now-familiar story plays out in tight-knit western Minnesota town. July 9, 2021 10:23pm Text size Copy shortlink:
OLIVIA, MINN. – They knew each other, the two men facing off in a dark alley in this west-central Minnesota town. They had a history.
In the past five years, Ricardo Torres Jr. had been arrested four times by Aaron Clouse, an Olivia police officer. On one occasion, according to court records, Clouse chased Torres through a grain elevator and used a Taser on him.
This time, Clouse used a gun. Shots fired behind Dirks Furniture, a breathless Clouse radioed at 2:20 a.m. on July 4. Rick Torres just pulled a gun on me. Shots fired. Send help.