The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Tuesday announced the identity of the man fatally shot by a deputy following a brief pursuit last week.

Authorities say 75-year-old Dennis Hoie, of Bagley, died during the Thursday incident.

According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, deputy Noah Hallman with the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office fired his department-issued firearm after Hoie fired a flare gun toward deputies.

Hallman, who has three years of law enforcement experience, has been placed on critical incident leave.

Investigators say a deputy recognized Hoie at a gas station on Central Street West in Bagley just after 12 p.m. and tried to arrest him on outstanding felony warrants. Hoie then fled in his pickup truck.

A Bagley police officer performed a P

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