Shot-out, boarded-over windows. This is the suburban Burnsvile house from which gunman Shannon Gooden killed three first-responders in a sand-off. He was armed with three semiautomatic AR-15-style rifles, two handguns.
Charge: Girlfriend bought him Glocks, AR-15s
BURNSVILLE, Minn. –A Burnsville woman was indicted for purchasing weapons and giving them to the felon who killed two police officers and a firefighter in a stand-off in February and wounded a fourth first-responder. The indictment charged that shooter, Shannon Gooden, age 38, had been barred as a felon from possessing firearms, consorted with his live-in girlfriend to make the purchases. “Straw deals,” they’re called. The indictment accused Ashley Anne Dyrdahl, 35, of making false statements at federally licensed gun shops. The purchases were between September 21 and January 25. The stand-off was three weeks later. The 16-page indictment alleges these details:
> In 2020 Dyrdahl supported Gooden’s request to a judge restore his firearm rights to protect their family if need be. The judge denied he request. Twelve years earlier Gooden had been convicted of assault, As a convicted felon, he e=was barred from owning a gun.
> Dyrdahl purchased a Glock 47 9mm semiautomatic pistol from a licensed dealer in September.
> Last October she went online and arranged the purchase of a Glock 43X pistol, which she picked up at a licensed dealer and gave to Gooden.
> Among Dyrdahl’s purchases were three semiautomatic AR-15-style firearms. These included a Franklin Armory FAI-15 .300 caliber semiautomatic firearm equipped with a binary trigger. The binary trigger fires one shot when the trigger is pulled, and another shot when the trigger is released, effectively doubling the rate of fire. The gun had an optional a .300 caliber barrel for heavier ammunition to increase lethality.
Dyrdahl. She surrendered to federal marshals and pleaded not guilty. She asked for a public defender. Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright released her pending further proceedings. She was told not to leave the state.
After initial hearing. Dyrdahl shields her face from news reporters as she scurries from the federal courthouse.