BCA Releases More Information in Fatal Paynesville Incident

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the man who died during the police response to a reported domestic assault Monday night in Paynesville.

A BCA news release states that according to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, 80-year-old Larry Dale Alstead of Paynesville suffered multiple gunshot injuries but died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The BCA also identified the Stearns County sheriff’s deputy who discharged his handgun as Sgt. Paul Orvis.

According to the preliminary investigation, officers were attempting to take Alstead into custody in the alleged assault of an adult female at a home in Paynesville when he appeared at the bottom of the basement stairs with a handgun.

The BCA says Orvis fired his weapon twice and Alstead then fired a single, self-inflicted gunshot.

Officers rendered aid, but Alstead was pronounced dead at the scene.