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Minnesota senators mark one-year anniversary of Burnsville shooting that killed first responders
Summary
On Feb. 17 senators on the Minnesota Senate floor commemorated the one-year anniversary of a 2024 shooting in Burnsville that killed two police officers and a firefighter, urging support for the families and first responders.
Minnesota senators on Feb. 17 used part of the Senate floor session to mark the one-year anniversary of a 2024 shooting in Burnsville that killed two police officers and a firefighter.
A senator said on the floor, “Tomorrow we will mark 1 year since, Burnsville lost 3 heroes. '24, Burnsville police officers, Paul Elmstra, and Matthews, and Burnsville Firefighter, Adam Finseth, were fatally shot in the line of duty while responding to a domestic violence.” The senator urged the chamber to remember those who died and to support families and first responders.
The speaker said members should keep the injured and bereaved in their thoughts and praised the strength and compassion of first responders. The senator passed remarks to “my other colleague from Burnsville, Senator Carlson,” who was acknowledged on the floor.
The remarks were made as a point of remembrance; no legislative action or resolution related to the incident was offered on the floor during the session recorded in the transcript.
