A man is dead after police responded to reports Saturday afternoon of someone firing a handgun in North Minneapolis. An initial statement from the Minneapolis Police Department said a 911 caller re…
A man is dead after police responded to reports Saturday afternoon of someone firing a handgun in North Minneapolis.
An initial statement from the Minneapolis Police Department said a 911 caller reported a man walking in the 4700 block of Bryant Avenue North shooting a handgun both into the air and into the ground. The anonymous caller provided a detailed description. A second caller reported the man was shooting a silver handgun.
Officers arrived and encountered a suspect, according to the police statement. The man ran, officers gave chase and shots were fired.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will investigate the shooting. The officers involved were wearing body cameras, according to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
“No matter what transpired in the moments leading up to the shooting, the outcome is a tragedy,” Frey said in a statement Saturday evening. Related Articles
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