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Investigator Steven Martin Sandberg

Case from Saint Cloud, MN dated Oct 18, 2015

Victim Details

Investigator Steven Martin Sandberg

Male

White / Caucasian

Saint Cloud

MN

2015-10-18

60

Investigator

Steven Martin Sandberg

07/07/2026

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Steven Martin Sandberg, a 60-year-old Caucasian male investigator, tragically lost his life on Sunday, October 18, 2015, while in the line of duty at St. Cloud Hospital in Minnesota. A 24-year veteran of the Aitkin County Sheriff's Office, Sandberg was assigned to guard a patient, 50-year-old Danny Leroy Hammond, who was a suspect in a domestic incident.

In the early morning hours, around 5:15 a.m., a violent altercation broke out between Hammond and the investigator in the hospital room. ...
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  • Brainerd Dispatch: Aitkin deputy shooting suspect believed to have attempted su...
  • USA TODAY: Deputy shot, killed by suspect at Minn. hospital
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    Has anyone looked into the procedures at St. Cloud Hospital regarding prisoner supervision? It's hau... ...Read More
    12/29/2024
    I've been thinking a lot about the heartbreaking role of first responders at the St. Cloud Hospital ... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else looked into the background of Danny Leroy Hammond? I find it puzzling how someone in... ...Read More
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