HUTCHINSON, Minn. – A Hutchinson police officer was treated and released after a shoplifting suspect struck him in the head multiple times Friday afternoon at a Walmart store in that central Minnesota community.
The officer was trying to arrest the suspect, a 30-year-old Hutchinson man, who fled but was apprehended a short time later.
Contrary to social media reports, the officer was not stabbed.
The Hutchinson Police Department and McLeod County Sheriff’s Office continue their investigation.
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