Police killings
2013-2020

John Birkeland

Male, White

Date of the incident: 2/10/2016

Roseville, Ramsey, MN
1600 W County Rd B

According to the Star Tribune, police responding to noise complaints from neighbors made a forced entry and sent in a dog. When officers found Birkeland hiding in a closet, he stabbed the dog in the head with a kitchen knife, and police shot him dead.