ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Washington County district attorney has ruled that the Oakdale police officer who shot a man during a confrontation with him in March acted lawfully.
Officer Andrew Dickman fired one round at 25-year-old Davione Malone, after the man allegedly fired a round at his police car. Malone, who was not hit by Dickman’s bullet, fled into a house and fired three shots at officers from a window. He was arrested after an hours-long standoff.
According to the Washington County Prosecutor’s Office, the incident began when someone called 911 and said Malone was threatening a woman with a gun. Police found Malone sitting in a car with the woman and her 1-year-old granddaughter in a parking lot. The woman had a domestic violence restraining order against him, the attorney’s office said.
Malone then fled from the officers and went to the woman’s home. Once there, he got out of the car and fired the bullet into Dickman’s car, hitting the right front fender.
He was later charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder of a police officer, four counts of first-degree assault, and one count of illegal possession of a weapon.
“Mr. Malone fired multiple rounds into police officers who were protecting a vulnerable woman and child,” said Washington County District Attorney Kevin Magnuson. “The use of force — and particularly firearms — against police officers is completely unacceptable. These officers were simply trying to do their job and go home to their families at the end of their shift. Instead, their lives were needlessly put in grave danger. I am grateful for the work of Officer Dickman and his colleagues for their courage and skill in apprehending the shooter.”
