Hostage-Taker killed By Sheriff’s Deputy Is Identified – Authorities have identified the man who was shot and killed by a Carver County sheriff’s deputy this week as he held a woman hostage on a bridge in a Twin Cities suburb.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office says 31-year-old Arlan Kaleb Schultz, of Richfield, died of a gunshot wound to the head. Schultz was killed at about 5:30 a.m. Monday on the Mendota Bridge.
The incident began about 5 hours earlier at a residence in Chaska where Schultz was threatening to shoot the woman.
He took off in a vehicle with the woman and officers pursued. Eventually, tire spikes were used on the bridge to stop the vehicle.
We express our sympathy and deepest condolences to Schultz’s family today and in the days, weeks, months, and years that are to come as they cope with his passing. May his soul rest in peace.