Fitch indicted in murder of Mendota Heights police officer
Brian George Fitch was indicted Friday for the murder of Mendota Heights Police Officer Scott Patrick and the attempted murder of three other officers.
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Fitch, 39, was charged with one count of first degree murder tied to the Patrick shooting. The attempted murders counts were connected to a shootout with officers who surrounded him after a manhunt.
He's also charged with illegally possessing a firearm, the Dakota County Attorney's Office said Friday.
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Fitch allegedly shot and killed Patrick July 30 during a traffic stop in West St. Paul. Fitch was captured in St. Paul's North End after an eight-hour manhunt ended in a gun battle that wounded him near Rice and Sycamore streets.
Friday's indictment came from a grand jury that included people from Dakota and Ramsey counties.
Fitch will make his first appearance on the new charges shortly, Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said in a statement. Fitch's case will be tried in Dakota County.
Fitch is still receiving treatment for multiple gunshot wounds at a clinic in the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Oak Park Heights, Backstrom added.