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PRINCETON, Minn. � The man accused of shooting five police officers in
east central Minnesota on Thursday morning told his wife it was "his day
to die" before opening fire, according to charges now filed in Benton
County.

Karl Holmberg, 64, faces six counts of first-degree attempted murder and
six counts of first-degree assault.

Holmberg was already known to law enforcement in the area and Benton
County Sheriff Troy Heck said he was not surprised by the shooting. Court
records show Holmberg was convicted of cocaine possession in 1986 and
another felony drug possession in 2006. Most recently, in 2019, he was
convicted of a petty misdemeanor for not wearing his seatbelt in a
vehicle.

Criminal complaint details
Charges say that six officers from the Sherburne County Drug Task Force
and the Benton County Sheriff's Office were trying to serve a knock-and-
announce narcotics warrant around 7:15 a.m. at Holmberg's home on 190th
Avenue Northeast, near Princeton.

According to the body-worn camera, they announced their presence before
and after entering the home, but were met with gunfire "within seconds."
The six officers, five of whom were shot, retreated.

Holmberg's wife, who was in the home at the time, said she woke up to
Holmberg telling her that "they" were here. Charges go on to say that he
showed her footage from an exterior camera monitor of the police gathering
outside.
He then said that it was "his day to die," documents say. His wife said
that there were multiple guns laid out on the bed. She then said that she
heard a door kicked in, and Holmberg started shooting "blindly" through
the closed bedroom door.

Holmberg then told her to help him shoot, and when she refused, he called
her a coward, documents say.

During the shooting, an officer suffered "substantial" injuries to their
right arm. One was shot in the chest and hip, and another was shot in the
hand. Two others were also shot and taken to the hospital, charges state.
All are expected to survive.

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