At least two people died and three officers were wounded during a violent shootout at a Minneapolis high-rise apartment building involving a known suspect.
BREAKING NEWS: At least two people were killed and several others were injured. Minneapolis Police Interim Chief Bill Peterson said officers exchanged gunfire with the shooter while attempting to reach victims and move residents to safety. Three officers were injured during the response, including two who suffered gunshot wounds. The suspected shooter, who has not yet been publicly identified, was also confirmed dead. Peterson said police were “familiar with who this individual was.” The shooting sent residents scrambling for safety, with some fleeing through hallways while others sheltered inside their apartments as the violence unfolded.
Video obtained by CNN affiliate WCCO appears to show dozens of law enforcement officers rushing into the Minneapolis apartment building as the shooting unfolded. Footage later showed officers armed with long guns positioned outside the building while multiple people were taken away on stretchers. Police cruisers, armored vehicles and ambulances surrounded the area as emergency crews continued responding to the scene. “But for their heroic work, the death toll would have been far higher,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said at a news conference Wednesday night. “But for their heroic work, the death toll would have been far higher,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said at a news conference Wednesday night, CNN reported.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene and a second later died at a hospital, Minneapolis officials said. Three other civilians who were shot were taken to a hospital for treatment. The shooting occurred about five miles from Annunciation Catholic Church, where two children were killed and 27 other people were wounded in a mass shooting roughly a year earlier.