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

That 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 then began negotiating with him.

Bennett did not drop the gun or surrender and continued to walk south until he reached the intersection of University and Snelling avenues.

The police of St. Paul says that’s when Bennett pointed the gun at his own head and drove across the lanes and median between traffic on Snelling Avenue before stopping on the light rail tracks.

There, police say they used less-lethal projectiles to get Bennett to put the gun down, and he pointed his gun at the officers, causing them to fire their weapons and hit him.

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

• Austin Borowicz, three years of law enforcement experience, fired less lethal 40mm rounds.
• Shawn Marlowe, 10 years in law enforcement, unloaded his rifle.
• Chase Robinson, 10 years in law enforcement, unloaded his gun.
• Sgt. Lamichael Shead, eight years of law enforcement experience, unloaded his gun.
• Blake Steffen, four years in law enforcement, unloaded 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 shooting suspect was identified as 40-year-old Earl Bennett.

Bennett was charged Tuesday in Ramsey County 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 in Hennepin County on Tuesday.

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

Bennett was charged with 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.