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By Pat Sweeney
Update 5:40 PM
Minnesota investigators say an exchange of gunfire between a police officer and two brothers who were shot and killed on a road near Sebeka began when one of the suspects open fire on the officer and a sheriff’s deputy. Authorities say brothers David Savela and Michael Savela, both of Sebeka, were killed Saturday night in the shooting that happened after one of the brothers was pulled over after a brief chase. The incident escalated when the other brother arrived on scene. Authorities say Shannon Savela opened fire on Sebeka Police Officer Jason Wurm and Wadena County Sheriff’s Deputy Troy Mayer. Wurm eventually shot both of the brothers. Mayer was treated for a gunshot wound and released. Wurm was struck by gunfire in his bullet resistant vest but was not injured.
Men fatally shot in incident with police in Wadena County were brothers
The BCA also released the names of the two officers who discharged their firearms.
Author:
The two men killed in an officer-involved shooting in Wadena County on Saturday have been identified.
Brothers David Jay Savela, 42, and Shannon Michael Savela, 36, died of multiple gunshot wounds after gunfire was exchanged between them and officers at a traffic stop in North Germany Township.
Deputy Troy Mayer of the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office and Officer Jason Worm of the Sebeka Police Department both discharged their firearms. Mayer also sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound during the incident.
Ambulance workers adapt to COVID-19 reality
Paramedics and EMTs at North Memorial Health Ambulance s Park Rapids and Walker bases are handling the stress and added work of the pandemic, ambulance base manager Troy Mayer says. 8:00 am, Jan. 27, 2021 ×
EMTs Kallie Zeller, at left, and Sara McCloud work around one of the North Memorial Health Ambulance trucks Thursday at the Park Rapids base. (Submitted photo)
The COVID-19 pandemic has added to ambulance workers’ work routines and job stress, but according to a local ambulance base manager, they’re adapting well.
Troy Mayer, manager of North Memorial Health Ambulance’s Park Rapids and Walker bases, recently spoke to the Enterprise about it.