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St.Paul, Minnesota — On December 7, 2023, St. Paul police responded to reports of an order for protection violation. A woman reported that she was driving with a man in her passenger seat when 24-year-old Brandon Daleshaun Keys pulled in behind her and started hitting her vehicle with his. The woman told police that Keys had a gun. When the woman stopped at North Cretin and Marshall Avenues, Keys got out of his car and approached her vehicle.
When Officer Michael Tschida arrived on scene, he got out of his squad car and ordered Keys to get on the ground. The two exchanged gunfire, during which Keys was struck in the head and Tschida was struck in the leg. Both were taken to Regions Hospital for treatment, where Keys later died. Tschida was treated for his injury and released. Neither the woman nor the passenger in the vehicle Keys struck were hurt. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) crime scene personnel recovered a handgun from the scene.