UPDATE: Man killed in officer-involved shooting in west central Minnesota is identified
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July 6, 2021
OLIVIA, Minn. (AP) — Friends and family have identified the man who was fatally shot by a police officer over the weekend in west central Minnesota.
A cousin, Jessica Laro, identified him as 32-year-old Ricardo Torres Jr.
He was shot in alley about 2 a.m. Sunday in Olivia.
Officials say Torres was armed and confronted a police officer.
Natasha Lindner says she and Torres had been together for four years and that he is the father of their 9-month-old daughter.
Lindner says Torres was known to carry a pellet gun and questioned the city’s description of what happened.
