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It's a forever possibility. There's a chance that we get your side of the story that no one's going to shoot you. Just before 2:00 a.m., Ashley Dyrdahl called 911 reporting a child assault inside a home in Burnsville. She met officers outside and showed them disturbing messages. While they began investigating, they didn't know the suspect, Shannon Gooden, had already barricaded himself inside with the children. I'm sorry that this is happening for you and I'm sorry that you have to you have to feel like your kids and your life is being torn away from you. Yeah. But I've mentioned it Shannon before. You you still haven't even given your story. This is the very very early stages of how how this starts out. Yeah. It doesn't mean that it's a forever possibility. There's a chance that we get your side of the story and the whole thing flips, right? But I haven't even We No one's talked to you yet about what happened. Yeah, that's why I came out there, man. I don't think so. I haven't had my radio on, so I don't know if they got the SWAT team out here. I don't know what they've got outside. How long can I sit up here, man? I would hope for your kids' sake, not long. They don't need to see any more of this, Shannon. It's not healthy for them. I'm getting tired, man. Thinking about coming down there, man, with my hands up. Well, I can I I can assure you that no one's going to shoot you. I'll place the handcuffs on. I'll make sure no one does anything besides treat you with professionalism and respect. Yeah. And the faster we do that, Shannon, Yeah. the sooner that your kids don't have to see or hear any more of this. It can't be healthy. Yeah, I agree. When you come downstairs, Shannon, Uh-huh. just let us know, okay? Shannon Cortez Gooden was a 38-year-old convicted felon who was legally prohibited from possessing firearms, yet he maintained a platinum membership at a local gun range where he practiced shooting frequently. Despite his criminal history, his girlfriend, Ashley Dirdal, allegedly acted as a straw purchaser to provide him with an arsenal of high-powered weapons and tactical accessories used in the February 2024 ambush. Following the standoff, a forensic analysis of Gooden's phone uncovered nearly 1,000 images involving a minor, providing a grim backdrop to the domestic dispute. We're still going to have the bright lights on, but that's only so we can see what's going on. All the guys here, I'm pretty sure every single person in this room, they've been listening to our entire conversation. We didn't get the trigger-happy SWAT team in here just to do that, so everybody knows that all we want to do is ensure your safety. And that means professionally and respectfully placing you in handcuffs so that this ends for your children and they don't have to hear it anymore. There's no need for any any violence of of any kind. We just want to make sure that we we ensure your safety. And that's as you mentioned, coming downstairs with your hands up, nothing in your hands. Well, so this is what I'll tell you, Shane. When you come downstairs, so you see this little entryway from the uh the front door into your kitchen that we're standing. You got me? Yeah. You get shot? Nope. out. Cover right now. Okay, who I'm hit. I'm hit. Yeah, I'm hit, but I'm okay. Just help them. Help them. Right arm. Right I don't know how bad it is. We got to take a bear cat. We got an ambulance coming? We got two officers still inside. We got one running out. We got two running out. Two running out. Two running out. Two running out. I don't need it. I don't need it. I'm hit right here in the forearm. I don't need it. I can still use my hand. I can still USE MY HAND. I'M OKAY. NO, WE'RE trying to get the bear cat out here. I'm fine. I can do this. There you go. Can we get him in the bear cat? Can we get him in the bear cat? We've got to get him transported. We've got to get him transported. I need you to cover that garage door. Going inside. Okay. What do we have here? We got two hits. We need lights on that house. Illuminate the Okay. That's the window on the right side. Light that up. Light that up. We still have the kids inside though, correct? Kids are all inside. Okay. What what is she doing? You guys are shooting at the kids. Who's in the back? Who's in the back? Hey, we need to get Ruby out of here. I'm taking your spot. You're You're going to Yes, in the front. In the Yes. We're going to make entry into this house now. We We got to He is laying down in the hallway waiting for us to go inside. Okay. Officer Anthony, you okay? I don't know what's over there. What do you want? I believe it's totally We have three officers shot, one in serious condition. Okay, so we need We can grab bangs and anything else. I'm trying to figure out what else we can do in this hallway, right? Rifle shield. Rifle shield. We need to back him up. I can I can run him. Okay. 126 that way? Get out of the Somebody give me a shield with me. I can run him. Someone get a shield with me and I'll run him. Where's the ambulance guy? Cody. Get over here. Just get over here. He might have shot through the window. I don't know where he's shooting from. We need a bang. I'm banged up. I get hit in the back. I don't know if it's a me. Yes. Did the Did the vest catch it? It feels like it caught it. Stay with me, Adam. Get up in the turret, Matt. We need smoke. Please turn the Burnsville Chief's page. And uh Burnsville engine to the north of the city. Yeah, north of the city. I'm with you. I ain't LEAVING YOU, BUDDY. BACK UP! DO YOU WANT TO TOSS A BANGY IN THE GARAGE? WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? SO, I got to figure out. So, we He's shooting at us. He has not made no threats to the children. Yeah, if we call in the rocket, he gets shot. We have seven kids inside right now, though. He made no threats to the children. Oh, did he's got kids with him, too? You said he was Right. You could put them in a worse situation. Top right window. TOP RIGHT WINDOW. TOP RIGHT WINDOW. TOP RIGHT WINDOW. BANG OUT! TOP RIGHT WINDOW. COME TO ME. TOP RIGHT WINDOW. Top right window. We got too many guys down right now. We need more armor. Do we have a fire truck? We need smoke. We need to get them in the [ __ ] truck, and we need to get parked out from this house. We're all pinned down. Get back. Stay back. Bang out! BANG OUT! BACK UP SLOWLY. >> SLOWLY. KEEP COMING. KEEP COMING. Backing up slowly. Keep coming. We need one more bang. Keep coming. Keep coming. TOP RIGHT. TOP RIGHT WINDOW. TOP RIGHT WINDOW. WE CAN'T SUPPRESS. We able to return Can we get our casualties in here? I can't I can't get a positive on that. Somebody grab his legs. His legs, legs. You're getting the top right. Get him in. Get him in. Go left first, step in left first. We got to back up 5 more ft. 5 more ft. Come back. >> Moving. You got to get people in. Stop, stop. All right, get in. I'm going to stand over here. Yep. Can you move to that top to that shotgun seat? Windows I can't see him. Hey, we got more room back here. We got room up front here. We got room right here. Get up, get up, get up, get up. You got a bang or something? Who is my smoke here with my bang? Okay, I got a bang here. I need two people to grab Vinnie. I'm going to toss the bang, okay? I'll grab him. Okay, pick up. I'm ready. You okay? I'm okay. All right, bang out. 1 2 3. Get in. Get him in. WE NEED HELP. GET HIM IN. DUDE, WATCH THIS WATCH DON'T GO FORWARD. WE GOT TO GO FORWARD. We got Ruby out there, right? left side We got to go forward and then back to the left. Smoke is coming out. And we have one more to get out of there. You're not going to be able to see that door. Go forward and then we got to come back to your left. We need the cover. Go forward. Go forward, yep, go forward. Stay with it, stay with the truck. Stay with the truck. Okay? Now, back up to your left. Left. Stay tight to the left. Left. Left. Just slowly. We got to get Ruggy in. And then we're going to back the [ __ ] out of here. Where's Ruggy at? I don't know. Chest. He took it in the chest. I think he might be hit twice. Keep backing up. Get him 10 ft. 10 ft? You got to get him in. Keep going. More. More. More. Finish. Hurry up. MORE. GOOD. GOOD. STOP. STOP. WE NEED TO MOVE. [ __ ] THIS. TOP LEFT WINDOW. TOP LEFT WINDOW. GOT TO GET HIM IN HERE. TOP LEFT WINDOW, I CAN SEE the muzzle flash in the bottom right corner. Who threw a bang? Absolutely. He keeps hitting this. [ __ ] turret. It's in the grab this one. Got Ruggy? But it's definitely top left last time. >> seven children in there. We cannot shoot back. Right corner of the top left window. Seven children inside. I'm coming. GET HIM LEFT. HIT. COME ON. I NEED TO BACK OUT. CAN YOU HOLD ON? Everybody's in. Everybody's in. Yeah, back out. Everybody's in. Close that turret. >> Just go. We got to go 126. Got to back straight out. Back turret. Just keep backing out. Turret, you got coverage? Watch. We got to have cover. We got to have Well, he's got elevated position. >> have the door shut. >> Every Every time I peek, he hits me. Are we going that way or the back way? Door's open. You got to back out. Keep backing. You got him pinned? I guess I have bangs. I'm going to launch him. Nope. Make some space for my rifle. You got him up? Do you think I need another bag? Come up. No. I don't know what they're planning on doing here. Banging out. I'M BANGING OUT, BOYS. BANGING OUT. BANGING OUT. MEDIC 2 COMING TO YOU WITH THREE DOWN OFFICERS. We don't have a Everybody's accounted for, I believe. Michael? I can't see anything behind >> Michael went back to 21. What do we have behind us? Is it straight back, Sam? Yeah, straight back. We got to get out of sight of that house. Then we got to get these guys out. We need an ambulance. >> Here's the ambulance right here. Are we out of sight of that house? >> two ambulances. It's out. We're We're just now getting out of sight of the house. Additional medic rig, pull up to the barricade. All three of them are in. They're all three back. Okay. We take the first I got him Somebody grab HIS LEG. SOMEBODY GRAB HIS ALL RIGHT, GUYS. WE HAVE THAT FRONT DOOR. IF he comes out, it's our responsibility. You copy? You copy that? Yeah. We have multiple officers shot. They're going to dump and they're going to come back, I guarantee it. Okay? So, maintain cover, guys. Where are we going? Stand right there, son. The final moments inside the home were a complete blackout. There is no footage of the SWAT team's entry or the end of the standoff, only the word of a child. Still trapped inside, one of the children called 911 to tell dispatchers that Shannon Gooden was finally dead. At 10:15 a.m., tactical teams breached the upstairs bedroom and confirmed the news. Investigators and the medical examiner later verified that Gooden had taken his own life with a single gunshot. The violence was over, but the investigation into the hundreds of rounds fired from that bedroom was only just beginning. Today, three members of our team made the ultimate sacrifice for this community. They are heroes. Our police officers and our fire paramedics, they come to work every day. They do it willingly. They know that they might have to give up their life for their partners, for someone else. Officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruegg and Firefighter Adam Finseth were killed responding to a domestic incident. By the time the sun rose, the cost of the standoff was agonizingly clear. Three first responders had made the ultimate sacrifice. Officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruegg and Firefighter Paramedic Adam Finseth. With the gunman dead inside, the investigation eventually came to a close, leaving a community to pick up the pieces. What began as a desperate plea for help ended in a tragedy that redefined the city of Burnsville. It is a grim reminder that behind every siren and every 911 call, there are heroes who risk everything and a day that no one walks away from unchanged.

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