Downtown Minneapolis Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Officers Wounded

A shooting at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building killed two people and wounded five others, including two police officers. The suspect also died.

Minneapolis apartment shooting kills two, wounds officers and residents

Investigators combed through a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Thursday, one day after a shooting left two victims and a suspect dead and five others injured, ABC News US reports.

Dozens of law enforcement officers gathered at the scene, alongside a mobile crime scene unit from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the state's lead investigative agency.

The five wounded by gunfire included two Minneapolis police officers. A sixth person — another officer — sustained non-gunshot injuries. Interim Police Chief Bill Peterson said all three officers were hospitalized and expected to make full recoveries.

A 911 call reporting shots fired came in just after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Officers were inside the building within two minutes and quickly located victims, Peterson said. They then heard additional gunshots and followed them to a higher floor, where they encountered "a haze that significantly limited their visibility," he said, offering no further details about its origin.

One officer was shot in the leg; another was struck twice in the abdomen. One civilian victim was killed at the scene, a second died after reaching the hospital. Peterson said it was not immediately clear how the shooter died.

Authorities declined to identify the suspect but confirmed they were familiar with the individual prior to the incident.

Resident Julius Bailey was sitting outside the building entrance with a friend when the shooting began. He said he saw a man he recognized as a fellow resident holding a pistol, heard a woman screaming, and immediately fled — counting eight shots as he ran.

Bailey said the man with the gun had a reputation in the building for aggressive behavior and frequently displaying his weapon. "I could tell he was trouble," Bailey said. He added that since moving into the building in June, he had made a point of avoiding the man.

Another resident, Chris Miller, said he heard a rapid burst of gunfire and ran outside. Miller told reporters he believed he knew who carried out the attack, and that he had encountered someone in a hallway with a handgun earlier in the week and reported it to building management.

Source: ABC News US