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Minneapolis Shooting Kills Two, Wounds Three Police Officers
Confirmed
In Short: A shooting in downtown Minneapolis has left two people dead and three police officers injured, following a call about a disturbance at an apartment building.
Police responded to a call about a shooting at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building around 4:30pm local time, according to a spokesman for the police. Officers found the victims minutes after entering the high-rise, with three people in stable condition at Hennepin County Medical Center.
The alleged suspect in the shooting was being evicted for threatening other residents with a gun, according to a report. The incident occurred as police were called to the area, where the suspect verbally accosted staff in an attempt to identify who had called the police.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz thanked emergency services and state officials for their assistance in responding to the shooting, tweeting, 'Grateful to law enforcement actively working to ensure the safety of our neighbors in Downtown Minneapolis this afternoon.
The shooting in Minneapolis follows mass shootings in Chicago and Trenton, which left at least three people dead and 18 wounded, according to authorities. The incident highlights ongoing concerns about public safety in the city.
What's confirmed
- Garret Parten, a spokesman for the police, told reporters on Wednesday that the suspect has also died.
- Officers found the victims minutes after entering the high-rise.
- All three are in stable condition, according to Hennepin County Medical Center.
- Video posted to social media showed police aiming weapons at an apartment building near the Minneapolis Convention Center.
- “Grateful to law enforcement actively working to ensure the safety of our neighbors in Downtown Minneapolis this afternoon,” Walz said.
What's still developing
- He said police responded to a call about a shooting at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building just after 4:30pm local time (22:30 GMT).
- In a series of posts on X, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz thanked emergency services and said state officials are on the ground helping local law enforcement respond to the shooting.
- The shooting in Minneapolis came on the same day that a shooting was reported at Westwood Hills Elementary School in the city of Waynesboro in the state of Virginia.
- The incidents follow mass shootings in the cities of Chicago, Illinois, and Trenton, New Jersey, on Sunday that left at least three people dead and 18 wounded, according to authorities.
- The alleged suspect in a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building was being evicted for threatening other residents with a gun, according to a report.
- Police were called during that incident, and Johnson “verbally accosted staff in an attempt to identify who had called the police,” the complaint said.
- Garrett Parten said of the fatal Minneapolis shooting Three people are dead and multiple others have been wounded, including three police officers, after a shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
- The Minneapolis Police Department said officers responded to a shooting in the area of 15 E Grant St. involving multiple victims, including two police officers.