Minneapolis police responded to a shooting near 15 East Grant Street, where several people, including two officers, were injured. A city alert urged residents to avoid the area while the situation unfolded.

A source has confirmed to WCCO that a suspect is down, supported by scanner audio. An official assured that the two officers are expected to recover. The intersection of Nicollet and Grant saw a large law enforcement presence, with officers and vehicles from various agencies such as St. Louis Park, Edina, the University of Minnesota, and others.

Police requested the public avoid the area from 12th Street to Franklin Avenue and Hennepin Avenue to Third Avenue South. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz stated that state officials are assisting local law enforcement and will provide more details as they become available.

FBI Director Kash Patel expressed awareness of the situation, offering support to local authorities. Officers focused their attention on an apartment complex on Grant Street, using heavy SWAT vehicles and ambulances at the scene. Residents on the eighth floor were seen inside as officers assessed the situation. Some victims were removed on stretchers, with unclear conditions, although some appeared to have leg injuries.

Witness Abdiwakil Mohamed described hearing three gunshots while driving on La Salle Avenue, noting a police officer shot in their squad car, which then collided with another vehicle.

Mohamed reported the shooter fired from a high position in a nearby building, targeting people on the ground. He observed an officer checking for chest wounds after removing their vest. Police arrived quickly from every direction, he detailed.

This story is developing, and updates will follow as more information emerges.