Ramsey County Sgt. Who Fatally Struck Man With Car Will Not Face Criminal Charges

CBS Minnesota

March 10, 2022

A Ramsey County sergeant who struck and killed a man with his squad car last fall after the man shot at the sergeant and another officer will not face criminal charges, the attorney tasked with the charging decision said.

After reviewing the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s investigative file, Dakota County Attorney Kathryn Keena determined Sgt. Don Rindal was “legally justified in using deadly force.”

According to the case summary, which was based on interviews with law enforcement officers and witnesses and body camera footage from the BCA file, Rindal fatally struck Troy Engstrom with his SUV on Sept. 22, 2021, after Engstrom fired one shot at a Mounds View police officer and another shot at Rindal.

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