Arrest Homicide Suspect
Date of Incident: September 13, 2023
Time of Incident: 2349 hours
Location of Incident: 29000 210th Street, Sleepy Eye, Brown County, MN
Persons Involved: Kyle Lou Ricke (43)
On September 13, 2023, the Brown County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Minnesota State Patrol and the Iowa Department of Public Safety with information on a person who was identified as being involved in the shooting of an Algona Iowa police officer at 2000 hours. Further information was developed placing the suspect at an address in Leavenworth Township, rural Sleepy Eye MN.
With the assistance of the Minnesota State Patrol, Minnesota State Patrol Air Unit, Sleepy Eye Police Department, Brown County Sheriff’s Office Deputies took the suspect into custody without incident.
The suspect is currently in the Brown County Jail, MN. Brown County Sheriff’s Office extends gratitude to multijurisdictional partners including the Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Public Safety, FBI, for their assistance.
This case is being investigated by the Iowa Department of Public Safety. Future media inquiries should be directed to Alex Dinkla at the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
Jeremy Reed, Chief Deputy, Brown County Sheriff’s Offic