Man shot on I-94 was Iraq veteran

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http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1211347.html

The man killed in an exchange of gunfire with police on Interstate Hwy. 94 in central Minnesota early Sunday was an Iraq war veteran.

Brian Skold, 28, of Sauk Rapids, served in the Minnesota National Guard and was stationed in Baghdad in 2005.

Officials confirmed Monday night that Skold was shot and killed by law enforcement officers Sunday morning near the Osakis, Minn., exit, about 120 miles from the Twin Cities. They didn't release details, citing an ongoing investigation. snip

A woman who answered the phone at the American Legion in Sauk Rapids said that she'd heard about Skold's death but that his family had asked townspeople not to talk to reporters.