DULUTH, Minn. — A jury delivered a quick not-guilty verdict Friday in the historic trial of Tyler Leibfried, believed to be the first Duluth police officer to be charged with a crime for a shooting in the line of duty.
Leibfried, 30, was acquitted of two felony charges for a 2020 shooting in which he wounded a man as he fired six times through a door at a downtown apartment building. The St. Louis County jury received the case about 11:30 a.m. after closing arguments and delivered its verdict at 3 p.m.
Surrounded by friends and family who hugged and congratulated him, Leibfried declined to comment, but could be heard saying he was going to celebrate with a special bottle of whiskey.
