Authorities say a gunman is dead and a police officer is seriously wounded after a shooting in suburban Minneapolis
ROSEVILLE, Minn. — A gunman has died and a police officer was seriously wounded after a shooting in suburban Minneapolis, authorities said Wednesday.
Officers in Roseville responded to a report of shots fired around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, the police department said in a statement. The suspect, 53, shot at police and neighboring homes, striking an officer, authorities said.
The officer was taken to a hospital for a serious gunshot wound, police said.
The suspect was also transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the man was fatally wounded in the shooting, which is under investigation.
Roseville is a Twin Cities suburb located about 8 miles (13 kilometers) northeast of Minneapolis.