Archer Amorosi, a lacrosse and football player, was declared dead at the scene on Friday after he went berserk and attacked members of his family, forcing police to act

Police in Minnesota have shot dead a 16-year-old high school football star after he threatened his mother and locked her in the garage.
Archer Amorosi’s terrified mother called 911 at 10am on Friday morning to report that her son was suicidal and had been threatening her with knives and a baseball bat.
She told the dispatcher that her son had trapped her inside the garage, disabling the lock so she couldn’t get out.
The mom also warned that her son wanted officers to shoot him.
When cops arrived at the home in the 6400 block of Oriole Avenue, in Chanhassen, Carver County, they found the teen holding a knife and what officers referred to as ‘some kind of handgun.’
They told the Star Tribune he ignored orders to drop the weapons and took turns aiming the gun at officers and the garage door.
Mental health crisis services were called to the scene and police say they tried to deescalate the situation with non-lethal force, using a Taser gun and pepper spray, which still  failed to subdue the teenager.

Archer Amorosi [photo L-R] locked his terrified mother in the garage Friday morning, threatening her with knives and a baseball bat. He allegedly was suicidal and pressed on until he was fatally shot by the responding officers

Suddenly two of the officers opened fire, hitting and killing the teen.
‘Shots fired, shots fired, Ambulance code 3, suspect is down’ an officer told dispatch.
Amorosi, a lacrosse and football player who was set to begin his junior year at Minnetonka High School, was declared dead at the scene.
Police say body cameras and dash camera video ‘may have recorded portions of the incident,’ and they will be reviewing footage.
The entire neighborhood was closed off and surrounded by police after the incident.
It is believed that Amorosi was suicidal and wanted the police to kill him.

 Police work the scene of an officer involved shooting in Chanhassen, Minnesota  on Friday, July 13, 2018 

Amorosi, a lacrosse and football player who was set to begin his junior year at Minnetonka High School, was declared dead at the scene

‘I was there yesterday, Dad said that he’s got some mental health issues,’ an officer responded on police audio before the teen was shot.
‘Has this idea that he wants to go out like Bonnie and Clyde.’
By Friday afternoon, more than a dozen friends of the high schooler had come to pay their respects at his parents’ home.
Reed Greenwood, 16, said Amorosi was loud and energetic, and was in with a popular crowd at school.
Others described the teen as ‘fun’ and ‘nice’.