Burnsville shooting: 911 call transcript

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BURNSVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9) - The 911 call transcript from the Burnsville shooting that left two police officers and a firefighter-paramedic dead has been released, shedding a little more light on the situation.

On Feb. 18, officers were responding to a sexual assault allegation at 1:50 a.m. when the situation escalated, with the suspect – later identified as Shannon Gooden – opening fire, killing Burnsville Police Officer Paul Elmstrand, Officer Matthew Ruge and Firefighter-Paramedic Adam Finseth. Burnsville Police Sgt. Adam Medlicott was also injured in the shooting. Gooden then took his own life.

There are still questions about what happened, but a transcript of the 911 call sheds a little more light on the situation, with a FOX 9 source saying "It was a chaotic scene and these transcripts do not provide a full picture of what was going on on the ground."

The 911 transcript

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The 911 call came in at 1:50 a.m. on Feb. 18, with the caller saying, "Can I have the police at my house right now please?" and then sharing their address as 12605 33rd Ave. S in Burnsville. The caller then states, "Um, my husband is [redacted] Help me," followed by an expletive and screaming before the call ended.

Here's the transcript of that call: