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Prosecutors are reexamining the investigation of the 

fatal police shooting of a man last year in Vadnais Heights

 after it was revealed that some evidence was not properly handled by investigators.


Darren Jahnke was fatally shot by a Ramsey County sheriff's deputy during an April 2017 confrontation with officers near U.S. Highway 61 and Interstate 694. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigated and ultimately the 

But the BCA on Thursday said the investigator left a key piece of evidence unexamined. 

Family of man killed by deputy criticizes probe

Jahnke recorded audio of the incident on his phone. The BCA said its investigator didn't listen to the file and it wasn't given to the county attorney. 

The investigator has been removed from the unit that examines police shootings and homicides, the agency added.

The Ramsey County Attorney's Office will reopen the case to review the audio evidence and are asking the BCA to transcribe the audio and to be available to investigate further as needed.

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The Ramsey County Attorney's Office is reopening the investigation of last year's fatal police shooting of Darren Jahnke after it was revealed that evidence was not properly handled by investigators.

Jahnke's sister Jenny Vance, mother Ann Jahnke, and friend Theresa Escoe

Police shooting in Vadnais Heights gets second look from prosecutors

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