Authorities identified St. Paul officers in a shooting Monday involving a man who has been charged in multiple recent incidents.

As previously reportedOfficers were called to the intersection of Snelling and University Avenue West around 7:45 p.m. for a report of shots fired. There, law enforcement found a suspect armed with a gun and police began negotiating with him.

Bennett did not lower his weapon or surrender and continued walking south until he reached the intersection of University and Snelling avenues.

St. Paul police say that’s when Bennett put the gun to his head and walked in the middle of the traffic lanes and in the median between traffic on Snelling Avenue before stopping on the light rail tracks.

That’s where police say they used less-lethal projectiles to try to get Bennett to lower his gun, and he pointed his gun at the officers, causing them to shoot and hit him.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) says the following officers were involved:

• Austin Borowicz, with three years of law enforcement experience, fired less-lethal 40mm rounds.
• Shawn Marlowe, with 10 years of police experience, fired his rifle.
• Chase Robinson, with 10 years of police experience, fired his gun.
• Sergeant. Lamichael Shead, an eight-year law enforcement veteran, fired his gun.
• Blake Steffen, with four years of police experience, fired his rifle.
• Peov Suon, with three years of law enforcement experience, fired less-lethal 40mm rounds.

All officers are on critical incident leave, according to the BCA.

On Tuesday, the suspect in the shooting was identified as 40-year-old Earl Bennett.

Bennett was charged in Ramsey County on Tuesday with one count of ineligible possession of a firearm and one count of second-degree assault in connection with the officer-involved shooting.

Bennett was also charged Tuesday in Hennepin County.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said Tuesday afternoon that Bennett is wanted in The triple shooting at a homeless encampment on Sunday. which left two men dead and a woman with fatal injuries. O’Hara also said Bennett is the suspect in a shooting in Minneapolis on Monday that left one man with life-threatening injuries.

Bennett was charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder in that Monday shooting.

Bennett remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition at Regions Hospital. The BCA investigation into the incident is ongoing.