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3 first responders killed in shootout
Two police officers and a paramedic were killed following a shootout with an armed man who had barricaded himself and seven children in a home in Burnsville, Minnesota. The suspect was later found dead.
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Two police officers and a paramedic were killed following a shootout with an armed man who had barricaded himself and seven children in a home in Burnsville, Minnesota. The suspect was later found dead.
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Two police officers and one paramedic were shot and killed in Burnsville, Minnesota, on Sunday. The person who shot them is also dead, authorities said. CBS Minnesota's Jonah Kaplan reports.
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