Steven Christianson
Name: Steven Christianson
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 10/02/2020
Location: N Union Ave & W Cavour Ave
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, 56537
County: Otter Tail
Agency: Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Deputies posed online as an acquaintance of Cody Frietag, 30, and lured him to a convenience store hoping to arrest him on numerous warrants including drug charges, domestic assault and obstruction of justice. When Frietag arrived, he fled in his minivan, and two deputies pursued him. At an intersection, Frietag blew a stop sign and slammed into another car sending it flying into the Goodyear Parking lot. Frietag was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, but the couple in the car,72-year old Steven and Diane Christianson, 72, were killed.
Unique ID: 28888
News article: Link
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