Police Officer Matthew Ruge

Murdered

On February 18, 2024, Burnsville Police Officer Matthew Henke Ruge, aged 27, was fatally shot while responding to a domestic incident in Burnsville, Minnesota. The situation involved a convicted felon who had taken several family members hostage, including seven children, and barricaded himself inside a home. Officer Ruge, along with fellow officers, engaged in approximately three and a half hours of negotiation with the suspect, who falsely claimed to be unarmed. Without warning, the suspect op ...Read More

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