Heroic cop Jason Falconer stopped the St. Cloud jihadist. Here’s what you need to know
The hero off-duty police officer who intervened to stop the St. Cloud jihadist attacker has been identified as firearms trainer and concealed carry advocate Officer Jason Falconer.
Falconer was identified by the St. Cloud Times as the off-duty police officer who shot and killed Dahir Adan, a Somali immigrant who entered Crossroads Center Shopping Mall on September 17 with a knife and stabbed nine people.
Mayor IDs off-duty officer who stopped attacks as Jason Falconer, PT officer at Avon PD, former Albany police chief.
— St. Cloud Times (@sctimes) September 18, 2016
“I want to recognize the individual off-duty police officer who eliminated the threat, and took down the suspect,” said St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis, noting that Falconer “clearly prevented additional injuries and potentially loss of life.”
Kleis called Falconer a hero, saying he “happened to be in the right place at the right time.”
Falconer identified himself as a police officer, and the suspect lunged at him, Kleis said according to the St. Cloud Times. It was at that moment Officer Falconer opened fire, killing the suspect.
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