{"id":412,"date":"2026-09-03T16:19:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/?p=412"},"modified":"2026-09-03T16:19:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:19:52","slug":"2-killed-multiple-hurt-in-shooting-at-minneapolis-apartment-building-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/?p=412","title":{"rendered":"2 killed, multiple hurt in shooting at Minneapolis apartment building: Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2026-09-03\/Getty_policetapestockphoto_090326.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Cordon tape blocks off a daytime emergency scene. (Getty Images stock photo\/MattGush)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(MINNEAPOLIS) &#8212; Two people were killed and several others, including police officers, were injured in a shooting at a high-rise apartment building in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The suspected shooter is also dead, according to interim Police Chief Bill Peterson, who told reporters he was &#8220;truly sickened by this level of violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It is unclear how the suspect died, and Peterson said a motive is not clear. Investigators are probing whether the suspect had some connection to the building, including whether he was a former or current tenant and whether he was under an eviction notice, law enforcement sources told ABC News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">One shooting victim died at the scene, and the other died at Hennepin County Medical Center,\u00a0police\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Three\u00a0civilians and three Minneapolis police officers were injured in the shooting, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Some of the victims lived in the building, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The shooting unfolded Wednesday afternoon, and when responding officers encountered victims in the lobby, they heard additional gunfire, Minneapolis Police Department spokesperson Garrett Parten said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Officers followed the sound of gunfire to the upper floor of the building, and on that floor, officers encountered a haze that significantly limited their visibility,&#8221; Parten said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey praised the officers, who he said brought people to safety &#8220;all while getting shot at themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Our Minneapolis police officers acted with incredible bravery and courage,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Four officers &#8220;experienced adverse effects&#8221; from the hazy unknown substance, police said, and two additional officers were injured when their squad car was involved in a crash while responding to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>ABC News&#8217;\u00a0Luke Barr and Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. 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