LAKE CITY, Minn. (WCCO) – A Lake City, Minn. officer is in critical condition after being shot in the neck early Monday morning.
The incident occurred around 8:31 a.m. on the 600 block of West Lyon Avenue. Officers were dispatched to the residence on a report of a domestic incident involving a handgun. Upon arrival, one of the officers went to the front door while the second went to the rear of the house.
The officer at the front door was shot in the neck by a man inside the home. The police department identified the suspect as 25-year-old Alan J. Sylte Jr., of Hager City, Wis.
The officer was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester in critical condition.
Police report that two shots were fired at the time the officer was hit but it’s not clear what, if anything, was hit by the second bullet.
The officer has not been identified, until family can be notified.
SWAT teams, sheriff’s deputies from both Wabasha and Olmsted counties and the Lake City Police Department all responded to the scene mid-morning.
Police believe Sylte retreated back into the residence on Lyon Avenue. However, as no further contact has been made with the suspect since the incident, police stressed people in the area remain vigilant and on the lookout for any suspected sightings.
Lake City Public Schools reported they had entered lockdown mode in response to the situation. The school district said all students were safe.
Lake City is a 10-member police force and has not had an officer shot since the late 1970s.
