On March 8, 2020, 72-year-old Maynard Anderson was fatally shot in Backus, Minnesota. The sequence began when a 911 caller reported an armed neighbor entering a Point Road home; the caller escaped to a safe location inside and said they heard gunshots while hiding.

Responding deputies and a Pine River officer encountered 57-year-old Keith Haux walking down the road with a firearm. After multiple commands to drop the weapon were not followed, a Cass County deputy, identified as Mike Germain, fired several shots and Haux was killed. Officers then found Anderson inside the residence; both Anderson and Haux were taken to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s office, which ruled their deaths as caused by multiple gunshot wounds. A weapon was recovered at the scene.

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the officer-involved shooting. Body camera and squad car video have been collected and the deputy was placed on standard administrative leave. Does anyone have information about Anderson, Haux, or the events on Point Road that night?