ST. PAUL, Minn. — A suburban St. Paul police officer was killed during an ambush Saturday morning, setting off a massive manhunt that ended with one suspect dead and another in custody, authorities said.
Maplewood police Sgt. Joseph Bergeron, 49, was fatally shot while responding to a reported carjacking. A jogger on a nearby trail heard the shot that killed Bergeron, a married father of two and a 26-year police veteran, and turned back around to see two suspects fleeing, police said. The jogger used the officer’s radio to call for help.
The attack set off an hours-long search by more than 100 officers from over a dozen law enforcement agencies. One suspect was killed in a confrontation with officers. The second was captured at an apartment two hours later.
