2 dead and multiple people — including police officers — injured in mass shooting at downtown Minneapolis apartment building

By Cindy Von Quednow, Julianna Bragg, CNN

(CNN) — At least two people were killed in a mass shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday that left three police officers among those injured, officials said.

The shooter was also confirmed dead, officials said.

Seven patients, including one who died, were brought to a nearby hospital, the city said on X. Three of the injured were in surgery with gunshot wounds, CNN affiliate KARE reported.

Sgt. Garrett Parten called the mass shooting a “tragic scene” that “has impacted numerous lives” during a news conference on Wednesday.

The shooting was reported around 4:36 p.m. local time with initial information indicating one person had been shot.

Additional callers reported hearing more gunfire, Parten said.

About three minutes later, officers began arriving at the high-rise apartment building and inside encountered victims and heard additional gunfire.

One officer was shot in the leg, and had a non-life-threatening injury, and another was taken in for surgery, the sergeant said. The third officer was being evaluated for a non-life threatening injury.

Earlier in the day, police were called to the same complex to check on a dispute, which may have been related to an individual in the process of eviction, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the incident.

Officials are working to determine if that person is also the shooter.

A preliminary investigation indicates the shooter likely died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the source said.

Around 5:45 p.m. local time, dozens of police cars and officers surrounded the scene, as pedestrians continued walking through the area.

Though many officers, SWAT vehicles and EMS remained at the scene around 6:30 p.m. local time, authorities appeared to be maintaining a calm presence.

The surrounding area is home the Minneapolis Convention Center, hotels and a hospital.

Nearby University of St. Thomas’ Minneapolis campus issued a shelter-in-place order “out of an abundance of caution,” a spokesperson told CNN.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in a Facebook post his public safety team is responding to the shooting and state officials are on the ground.

“Grateful to law enforcement actively working to ensure the safety of our neighbors in Downtown Minneapolis this afternoon,” the governor said in a subsequent post. “Minnesota is praying for our first responders.”

Neighboring police agencies, as well as the Minnesota State Patrol, are “working closely” with the Minneapolis Police Department after the shooting, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a post on X.

Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI are also responding to the shooting, the agencies said on X.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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CNN’s Jennifer Feldman, Amanda Jackson, Mark Morales and John Miller contributed to this report.