​ST. PAUL— The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is investigating a use-of-force incident involving police officers from the North Branch Police Department and deputies from the Chisago County Sheriff’s Office. Just before 10 p.m. Friday, officers and deputies responded to the 6600 block of Oak Ridge Court in North Branch on reports of a suicidal man. When they arrived, they encountered a man armed with a sword. At some point, responding officers and deputies discharged both less-than-lethal rounds and their department firearms, striking the man. They performed life-saving measures until the man could be transported to the hospital for treatment. He is expected to survive. This investigation is still in the early stages. Body-worn cameras captured the incident. More information will be released pending further investigation.

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