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Suspect in shooting of Minnesota officers and medic had violent past, lost right to own guns
The man suspected of fatally shooting two Burnsville police officers and a Fire Department medic had a previous criminal conviction and accusations of violent outbursts against two women with whom he shared children, and was barred for life from owning firearms. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner confirmed Monday that Shannon Cortez Gooden, 38, was the suspect in [...]