The Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office said it was responding to a possible domestic dispute in the southeast Pine Island area. The public is asked to stay away from the area. A shelter in place warning has been issued for the Pine Island, MN area due to a “police incident”. We are working to confirm details. @WCCO pic.twitter.com/FuoIFFliK8 — Nick Streiff (@nickstreiff) August 20, 2022 Police said the suspect began threatening to use firearms against members of law enforcement and said they were holding a hostage. Goodhue and Olmstead County SWAT teams were called to the scene and determined there were no additional people in the home. Law enforcement negotiators spoke with the individual for six hours and continued to do so well into the evening hours. A shelter-in-place alert was only meant to be sent to those near the incident, but was mistakenly sent to all of Goodhue and Olmstead counties. “Unfortunately, an emergency alert system went out to everyone in Olmsted and Goodhue County, and I’m sorry about that,” said Goodhue County Sheriff Marty Kelly. “We don’t need to shelter in place unless you’re within that four or five block radius of the Pine Island incident.” Pine Island is about 20 miles north of Rochester. This is a developing story. Come back to WCCO.com for more. WCCO staff The WCCO staff is a team of experienced journalists who bring you the content on WCCO.com.
