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22-Year-Old Burnsville Man Charged in Fatal Shooting
[July 26, 2011] Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom announced that Derrick Wallace Dahl, age 22 of Apple Valley has been charged* with one count each of Manslaughter in the Second Degree, Reckless Discharge of a Firearm in a Municipality (both felonies), Intentionally Pointing a Gun at Another and Recklessly Handling a Gun (both misdemeanors) in connection with the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Benjamin Allen Hanson of Welch, Minnesota that took place on July 23 around 9:00 p.m. It is alleged that Dahl and friends, including the victim, were handling several handguns. Apparently thinking the weapon was unloaded, Dahl cocked a 45-caliber semi-automatic handgun, pointed it at the victim’s head and pulled the trigger. The gun discharged and Hanson was shot in the head. He was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center where he died the following day.
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This page was last updated on: 07/26/2011
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