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Holiday Gas Station

Monday, December 17, 2012

Suspect Charged, Officer Identified in Gas Station Shooting

A 38-year-old man faces four charges, including two counts of first-degree aggravated robbery, after police say he took two cars and assaulted three people last week.

In a press release Monday, Dec. 17, Crystal Police Chief Stephanie Fealy confirmed that Jerry Krob was the Crystal police officer involved in last Friday's shooting at a New Hope Holiday gas station. "Officer Krob is a professional, well trained veteran of this department with several commendations," Fealy said in the statement. " I am confident that this investigation will determine that our officer acted in accordance with department policy and it will be determined that this was justified use of force."  At about 6 a.m. on Dec. 14, New Hope police responded to a report of a shooting at the gas station. According to a Hennepin County Sheriff's Office criminal complaint, 38-year-old Eric Landers assaulted three people, including Krob, …

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