"Gunman in Burnsville Shooting Attempted to Restore Gun Rights After Assault Conviction"

The man who fatally shot two Burnsville police officers and a firefighter had previously pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon in 2007 and had petitioned the court in 2020 to have his gun rights restored, which was denied. The armed suspect barricaded himself inside a home with family members, including seven children, and opened fire on officers, resulting in the deaths of the two officers and the firefighter. The gunman, identified as Shannon Cortez Gooden, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.