South Metro Roundup: Fatal Shooting, Bank Heist, Marriage Amendment and More

Apple Valley

On Sunday evening, Apple Valley resident Carl Anthony Tatum, 48, was fatally shot by Apple Valley Police Officer Tommie Booth after Tatum allegedly shot a gun at Booth during an investigation of domestic violence between Tatum and his girlfriend at their house.

Inver Grove Heights

Update (10:58 a.m., May 3) Christopher Lemarque Miller, 27, has been charged with second-degree aggravated robbery in connection with yesterday's robbery of .

Eagan

Eagan may not have a hospital, but the city is next in line for a hybrid medical facility that owners say will combine the speed and pricing of an urgent care clinic with emergency room capabilities.

Lakeville

Authorities are still searching for a Farmington man accused of assaulting his Lakeville girlfriend and her 7-year-old son.

Burnsville

For one Dakota County couple, the struggle for "Freedom to Marry" predates the Minnesota Marriage Amendment by over four decades. 

“It’s déjà vu. This is sheer ignorance and pride—just like 45 years ago,” said Thea Harriday, an Apple Valley resident who met her husband, an African American, over 43 years ago.

At the time, less than a decade had gone by since the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional in 1967 (Loving v. Virginia).