Two police officers were also injured after a person opened fire south of downtown on Thursday, the authorities said.
Two people were killed and two police officers were left injured after a shooting at an apartment building south of downtown Minneapolis on Thursday, the authorities said. A shooter, who police have not identified, was also killed, they said.
The episode took place in Whittier, a neighborhood about a mile south of downtown, the Minneapolis Police Department said on X. The circumstances of the injuries and deaths were not clear.
The police said in an email on Thursday evening that the public was not in danger.
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota said on social media that the Minnesota State Patrol was on the scene to help local law enforcement and that the state was ready to provide resources.
Jeremy Zoss, a spokesman for the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, said he did not have any more information to provide about the episode.
This is a developing story.
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