2 Dead, Multiple People Including Police Officers Injured in Minneapolis Shooting, Officials Say
Authorities said the suspect died at the scene as the FBI joined a multiagency investigation into the attack.
- On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, a gunman opened fire at Loring Towers, an apartment complex at 15 E. Grant St. in downtown Minneapolis, killing two people and the suspect while wounding three police officers.
- Responding officers entered the high-rise three minutes after the 4:30 p.m. emergency call, encountering "a haze that significantly limited their visibility" while navigating upper floors, Minneapolis Police Sgt. Garrett Parten reported.
- Hennepin Healthcare received seven patients following the gunfire, while federal agents from the FBI and ATF joined a massive multi-agency response that flooded downtown Minneapolis to secure the area.
- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz confirmed his public safety team was on the ground to support local law enforcement, while Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey praised the "incredible bravery and courage" of officers who rescued victims under fire.
- Investigators are working to determine a motive as sources indicate the suspect had been evicted from his apartment earlier Wednesday; the building was previously the site of a 2025 double homicide.
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Two people were killed in a shooting in a high-rise building in Minneapolis. Three officers were injured in hospitals, two of them with gunshot wounds.
Minneapolis Shooting Leaves Multiple Dead and Three Officers Wounded at Downtown Apartment Tower
A gunman killed two people and wounded three police officers at a downtown Minneapolis apartment tower on Wednesday before he died, prompting a heavy police response near Loring Park.
2 Killed, Suspect Dead and Six Injured in Downtown Minneapolis Shooting
Two people were killed and six others were injured, including three police officers, in a shooting at a high-rise apartment building in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday, according to police and local authorities. The suspected shooter also died. Police responded to a 911 call reporting gunfire at about 4:36 p.m. at an apartment building at […]
Seven people were hit by fire in a building in downtown Minneapolis, in the U.S. Midwest. Two victims lost their lives and three police officers were injured in the attack on an unknown ground. The alleged shooter also died, but it is not yet known how. - United States: two people killed in a shooting in Minneapolis, the suspect found dead (International).
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