Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Authorities Name Man and Officer in Fatal Virginia, Minnesota Shooting

State investigators will review body-camera footage to determine whether charges are warranted.

Overview

  • Officials identified the man as Ethan Roy Basche, 31, of Chisholm, and the officer as Lt. Henry Trunk, a 10-year veteran of the Virginia Police Department.
  • Virginia police say Trunk shot Basche after ordering him to raise his hands when Basche moved toward the officer holding an object that looked like a gun.
  • Investigators recovered a ski mask, spent casings, and a torch lighter that the BCA says resembled a firearm.
  • Body-worn cameras captured parts of the encounter, according to the BCA.
  • Trunk is on standard critical-incident leave as the BCA completes its probe and sends findings, without a charging recommendation, to the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office.