Father, distraught over baby's death, was armed when Brooklyn Park police shot him, BCA says

The man shot and wounded in his Brooklyn Park home by a rookie police officer Sunday armed himself and resisted officers while distraught that his 7-month-old son died after the two of them were sleeping in the same bed, according to state investigators and court records.

The shooting came after the 24-year-old man learned of his son's death, made statements about harming himself within earshot of family and investigators and locked himself in a bedroom closet with a gun. A physical struggle with police for the gun followed.

The father remains hospitalized and is in stable condition, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said.

Officer Momodou Dibba, who fired at the man, has three months of experience as a law enforcement officer, according to the BCA. Dibba has been placed on critical incident leave, a standard procedure after a police shooting.

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, which is investigating the child's death, filed for a 14-day extreme-risk protection order against the man Monday, which was granted.

An extreme-risk protection order requires a respondent's guns to be surrendered if they're considered a danger to themselves or others.

According to the BCA, Brooklyn Park police and court filings:

Just before 4 a.m. Sunday, police responded to a report of a baby not breathing at the home in the 8700 block of N. Queens Gardens. They found the boy in critical condition and with vomit on his face.

The child, who has not yet been identified, died after being hospitalized.

After news of the death reached the father, he made statements about not wanting to live anymore and ran to an upstairs bedroom to retrieve a handgun, according to the court filing.

Another resident of the home forced open a locked door to the bedroom and found the man in a closet. The man told officers he had a gun, and a physical struggle with police ensued before Dibba eventually opened fire.

It's unclear how many times Dibba fired, but multiple casings and a gun were recovered, the BCA said.

The BCA is investigating Dibba's use of force, which was captured on body camera.