Chase Anthony Tuseth
Chase Anthony Tuseth
Chase Tuseth was a school teacher in Shakopee, Minnesota who had a passion to making discoveries for his lesson plans related to the Science courses he taught at the secondary level. He was shot and killed by a police officer at a hotel in Mankato, Minnesota on new year's eve, December 31st, 2016. [1] [7]
Background
Tuseth was the son of Tony and Mickie Tuseth of Stewartville, Minnesota. [7]
He was also a part of the licensing and leadership development program for educational administrators in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development at the University of Minnesota. [8]
Tuseth was hired by Shakopee Public Schools in August, 2016. [2]
On December 31st, 2016, at around 4:02 a.m. the Mankato Public Safety Department received a 911 call from an employee at the Country Inn & Suites in Mankato. The described a man, Tuseth, who kept harassing the workers and throwing items behind the counter. [0]
The cop arrived and encountered Tuseth in a hallway near the pool.
After several verbal commands were not obeyed, Schnorenberg deployed his Taser successfully.
During the attempt to handcuff Tuseth, he broke free and began hitting and kicking Schnorenberg.
During the struggle, Schnorenberg fired his weapon, striking Tuseth.
Resuscitation efforts at the scene were unsuccessful.
He was shot four times.
Schnorenberg was treated for his injuries at Mayo Clinic Health System and released.
The Mankato Department of Public Safety does not use body-worn cameras.
No weapons were recovered at the scene.
Responding agencies were the Mankato Department of Public Safety and the Minnesota State Patrol.
His friends and family reacted offered their reactions to the press, and admitted that for the most part, they felt very shocked to have heard the news.
The principle of Tokata Learning Center, Eric Serbus, said the following about Tuseth:
“He was an innovative teacher...
He was always looking for the next and best way to connect with students.
He brought his experience of project-based learning from the Integrated Arts Academy to Shakopee Public Schools.
He was on the cutting edge of learning.”
The superintendent of Shakopee School, Dr. Rob Thompson said in a statement:
“I first met Chase over the summer when I was invited to be a guest speaker for the University of Minnesota’s educational leadership program...
From our very first introduction, I immediately knew he would be an excellent addition to our district teaching staff and that he had the ‘it factor’ to become an exceptional administrator.
We will miss his ambition, spirit, passion and dedication to our students and families.”
His uncle offered a statement regarding how surprised he is that his nephew would be a threat to police, and he never has never been in any serious trouble with the law.
His uncle says: “This is just too weird, you know...
It doesn’t have to escalate to this.”
His uncle believes his nephew was probably socializing with his old college town as his car was parked in a lot that was miles away, as he had a habit of ordering a cab each time he went out drinking.He
says: “We only assume he had been drinking... I'm
not saying Chase didn't do anything wrong. He
did, in effect... But
we think this is a case of excessive force. I
mean, four shots? Come
on."[3]