A sheriff’s deputy in Clearwater County shot and killed a man following a car chase in the small northwestern Minnesota town of Bagley Thursday afternoon, according to the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office.

In an emailed statement, the sheriff’s office says a deputy recognized a man at a gas station whom he knew was wanted for an outstanding felony warrant.

“The deputy approached the male with the intent to take him into custody for the warrant and a physical altercation took place,” the statement said. “During the altercation the male was able to get into his vehicle and flee the scene.”

The deputy pursued the suspect and was joined by other law enforcement officers. Throughout the chase, the man swerved into the wrong lane several times. Officers eventually stopped the man after he d

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