Minneapolis apartment shooting suspect had been investigated for handgun months earlier
A man who carried out a deadly shooting in downtown Minneapolis had been investigated over a handgun in June. Two people were killed before the suspect also died.
Minneapolis shooting suspect flagged for handgun months before deadly attack
The man responsible for a fatal shooting at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building had previously been investigated by authorities over an illegal handgun in June, Google News MT reports, citing officials and multiple news outlets including AP News and CNN.
Two people were killed in the incident before the suspect himself died, according to AP News. The shooting began during what authorities described as a custody exchange, adding a domestic dimension to the deadly encounter.
A witness told FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul that they encountered the suspect in the moments immediately before the shooting took place. Officials have not publicly detailed why the earlier handgun investigation did not result in charges or the removal of the weapon.
The sequence of events — a prior firearms investigation followed by a mass shooting — has drawn scrutiny from local authorities. It remains unclear what outcome the June investigation produced and whether any legal action was taken at the time.
Law enforcement has not released the identities of the victims or the suspect pending formal notification of next of kin. The investigation into the full circumstances of the shooting is ongoing, officials said.
Source: Google News MT