WINSTED, Minn. – A man found dead in his house where he had barricaded himself during a police stand-off had indeed shot himself, the state crime lab confirmed. Investigators from the lab said two pistols and an assault rifle were next the body of Daniel Paul, 50, of Winsted. The stand-off began after two deputies went to Paul’s house with an arrest warrant. Once they we inside, the deputies said, Paul opened fire. The deputies, Darrell Caturia and Angie Malz, were in protective gear. Neither was badly wounded. Caturia has been in police work eight years, and Malz 24. Caturia told investigators that he tried to return fire but his gun failed to discharges. Caturia’s body cam supported his account, the crime lab report said.
