A shooting Wednesday afternoon at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building left two people dead and the alleged attacker dead, as well as three police officers injured. The authorities reported that the three agents are in stable condition, while the FBI joined the investigation, which for now has not publicly determined the motive for the attack.

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Violence shook downtown Minneapolis this Wednesday, where a man opened fire in an apartment building and left two people dead before also dying, according to police.

Three Minneapolis Police officers were also injured, Sergeant Garrett Parten said during a news conference Wednesday night. Two of the officers suffered gunshot wounds. All three are in stable condition, according to a hospital spokesperson.

One of the victims was shot dead at the scene and another died after being taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, Parten said.

The Minneapolis Police Department reported that two of its officers were among the injured and asked the public to stay away from the area.

Police did not initially say how many people had been shot, but Hennepin County Medical Center said it received seven patients, including one who died.

Additional information on the condition of the other patients was not immediately released.

Julius Bailey was sitting in front of his apartment building when he heard gunshots and saw a man, whom he recognized as a resident of the building, holding a gun. Bailey said he heard a woman scream and started running away. He claimed to have counted eight shots.

Bailey said he recognized the gunman because he was known for displaying his gun. He added that he had tried to avoid it since he moved into the building in June.

“I could see it would cause problems,” he said.

Chris Miller, who also lives in the building, said he heard a quick succession of gunshots and ran for safety. He stated that he believed he knew who had committed the attack and that, earlier this week, he had crossed paths in a hallway with a person carrying a gun, a fact that he reported to the building administration.

Videos posted on social media showed police officers pointing rifles at the top of an apartment tower near the Minneapolis Convention Center. Authorities asked residents to avoid the nearby, densely populated Loring Park neighborhood.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in a social media post that state officials were on the scene supporting local forces in responding to the shooting.

“Grateful to law enforcement who are actively working to ensure the safety of our neighbors in downtown Minneapolis this afternoon,” Walz wrote. “Minnesota is praying for our first responders.”

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The FBI is also involved in the response to the shooting and “will provide all necessary resources to assist local authorities,” its director, Kash Patel, said in a post on X.

Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth said she was praying for the victims of “this heinous crime.”

“I am deeply grateful for the tremendous response from our brave law enforcement officers,” she wrote on social media.

With AP

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