911 Transcripts Released In St. Paul Officer-Involved Shooting Of Suicidal Man
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- St. Paul police have released 911 transcripts that offer a glimpse at what happened prior to the shooting and killing of a suicidal man by police in September.
On Sept. 24, 30-year-old Phillip Quinn was shot and killed on the 600 block of Canton Street in St. Paul by Officer Rich McGuire, a seven-year veteran.
Police said they had been called to the home earlier in the day, but wouldn't elaborate why. Family members said police couldn't find Quinn, so they left.
Later on in the day, Quinn's mother called police after she said he started cutting himself. The sister of Quinn's fiance said his mother feared for her life and his, and the ensuing call ended up leading to a deadly confrontation.
On Thursday morning, police released the 911 transcripts.
In the first transcript, the caller informs police that Phillip Quinn – who police were looking for – had returned to his house.
In the second transcript, Quinn's mother is frantic, telling police that Quinn is "scaring the hell out of" her, that he has a screwdriver in his hand and he's threatening to stab his girlfriend.
In the third call, Quinn's mother informs police that he is a schizophrenic, off his pill and trying to kill himself, but he was running from the cops.
At one point, his mother says that Quinn said that "he had died twice and went to hell and God saved him" and that's why he may have stabbed himself.
The last transcript, Quinn's mother says there is fighting and Quinn has something in his hand, which people are unable to take away from him. While crying, she repeatedly tells dispatch to send police.
Quinn was later shot and killed by police.
According to police reports, officers have been to the house on Canton Street before: five times in a six-month period before the shooting. At least three of those visits pertained to someone threatening to hurt him or himself.
After Quinn's death, his family questioned the shooting and said that he wasn't threatening anybody.
"He was trying to elude them, and they kind of cornered him, and whatever he had in his hand, he wouldn't drop. My sister said he was given a command, and within seconds she heard four to six shots," Quinn's fiancée's sister said.
Quinn left behind a baby girl.
The officer, McGuire, was placed on administrative leave at the time. Another officer involved was also placed on administrative leave.
