A police officer and two people were killed Thursday in a horrific mass shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The dangerous incident broke out in the city’s Whittier neighborhood around 5:30 p.m. when officers responded to shots fired at an apartment complex in the 2200 block of Blaisdell Avenue South.
The Minneapolis Police Department said that when they arrived, they were “immediately met with gunfire.”
Police identified the deceased officer as 28-year-old Jamal Mitchell. Another officer was hospitalized and several others were injured.
The unidentified suspect is also dead, authorities said. One of the victims died at the scene, while another suffered catastrophic injuries.
A mass shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, left a police officer and two people dead Thursday night. Several other people were injured, including another officer.
Police identified the deceased officer as 28-year-old Jamal Mitchell. Another officer was hospitalized and several others were injured.
Another person who was shot is believed to have been an innocent bystander who was shot when officers arrived. The condition of the surviving officer was not immediately clear, but he is expected to recover.
A resident near the scene said 5 news from eyewitnesses who heard five ‘loud bangs’ before seeing people running away from a man with a gun.
The woman said she soon realized shots were being fired and that an army of police descended on the area and told people to stay inside.
Other witnesses reported hearing dozens of gunshots. At 6 p.m., police blocked off part of the area and asked residents to avoid the area.