Man fatally shot while pursued by deputies near Duluth, after reported arson

NORMANNA TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A 57-year-old man with a history of intense conflict with neighbors in rural St. Louis County was shot and killed while being pursued by sheriff’s deputies Tuesday morning near Duluth, officials said.

The Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Adam Clinton Wolf, who was being tracked after reports of him setting ablaze his Normanna Township home — and neighbors’ homes — shortly before he was shot.

Communications among emergency dispatch and deputies in the field revealed that Wolf was shot about 9:50 a.m. and life-saving efforts soon afterward were called off. St. Louis Co. Sheriff Gordon Ramsay said Wolf “engaged them” and five deputies fired their weapons during what was described as a “chaotic and very dangerous situation.“

According to Ramsay, a neighbor called authorities to report Wolf had sprayed one of their family member’s with gasoline and started their home on fire. A second neighbor called to report Wolf had a rifle on him.

Wolf went on to set another home on fire, both of which were extinguished by a member of the township’s volunteer fire department, who ended up taking cover when he heard gunshots.

Wolf’s home was set on fire sometime after 9:30 a.m., according to the dispatches.

Bob Swanfeld, a relatively new neighbor, said Wolf has been a problem to those in surrounding homes.

Julie Johnson’s parents, who lived next door to Wolf, have filed a restraining order against him — one of several in this rural neighborhood, she said. The Johnsons had a fence built between the properties, she said.

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