Two people have died and several more were injured, including three police officers, when a gunman opened fire in the U.S. city of Minneapolis on Wednesday (September 2, 2027), police said.
Police respond to a shooting authorities said involved multiple victims in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., on September 2, 2026, in a still image from aerial video. | Photo Credit: Reuters Also taken to the hospital were three police officers, including two who were shot.
The suspect was also dead, Garrett Parten, a spokesperson for the police, said at a press conference, adding that it wasn’t clear how he had died. Both were expected to survive, with a hospital spokesperson telling AFP that they were in “stable condition”.
One was shot in the leg, while another was in surgery. It was not clear what injury the third officer sustained.
There was no mention of motive during the press conference. City officials are expected to hold a press conference later on Wednesday (September 2, 2027).
Governor Tim Walz asked the public to “pray for Minnesota”, while FBI Director Kash Patel said his agents were responding.
One person died at the scene, Parten added. Four people were taken to hospital, where one later died.
