An hours-long standoff between police and a man who allegedly opened fire at an apartment building on Minneapolis’ south side ended early Thursday when he was shot by police.
The man was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he later died, Minneapolis police spokesman Garrett Parten said.
“This is not the outcome we hoped for or desired,” Parten said during a media briefing.
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has arrived at the scene to conduct an investigation, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed.
The incident began around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when police were called to an apartment building near the intersection of Cedar and Franklin avenues in the city’s Seward neighborhood for shots fired inside the building.
A woman who lived in an apartment next to where the man was hiding told police that bullets had penetrated the wall of her third-floor building on 21st Avenue S. Officers arrived and heard more gunshots and debris exploding from the wall. Parten said.
The police rescued the woman and the two children who were with her. Others in the building were also moved to safety, and some nearby homes were also evacuated, he said.
Several nearby streets were closed during the six-hour ordeal as law enforcement tried to talk the man down. The effort included using a loudspeaker to tell the man to “come out with his hands up,” Parten said.
Police also told the man to check his phone for calls and voicemails from his parents. Law enforcement also brought the man’s parents to the scene in hopes of getting him to surrender.
Around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, police shot and hit the man. Police did not say why they shot the man.
This is a developing story. Check back with StarTribune.com for updates.
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