Officer, Victim ID'd In Fatal St. Paul Police Shooting

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- We now know the name of the man killed in a deadly confrontation with police.

Police say officers were working on an investigation on St. Paul's east side when they ran into 29-year-old Eugene Smith inside a bedroom of a home on the 2000 block of Minnehaha Avenue East.

Smith fired at officers, according to police, and Officer Joshua Raichert fired back, hitting and killing Smith. A pit bull also died in the confrontation.

Reports say neighbors have been aware of recent police activity at the location involving drugs.

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