Matthew Henke Ruge

Matthew Henke Ruge was 27, a White male Burnsville police officer, when a pre-dawn call for help pulled him and other first responders to a home in the 12600 block of 33rd Avenue South in Burnsville, Minnesota, on February 18, 2024. What began as a domestic-related response quickly hardened into a barricade and hostage crisis: a man was inside with several family members, including seven children, and officers tried to contain the scene while negotiating for a peaceful surrender. 

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