ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO-WCCO) — Two people were hurt and a suspect is dead after a shooting in St. Paul Friday afternoon. At least one officer fired their weapon.
Officers responded to a house around 11:40 a.m. in St. Paul for a report of shots fired in the residence. According to police, a man left the home with a young child.
Officials located the man and child at the Aldi grocery store on the 1100 block of Clarence Street near Lake Phalen. Officers attempted to talk to the man, who then “shoved” them and ran, police said.
Police say the man ran to the front of the store, pulled out a handgun and pointed it at officers. Police then exchanged gunfire with the man inside the store. The child was not hurt.
One officer chased the man from Aldi toward Cub Foods on Clarence Street. Police say an officer fired at the man as he ran toward the Cub. Two women were shot when the man passed by Destiny Café 2. It’s unknown who shot the women. The women were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive.
The man entered the store, and the SWAT team was called. Police say the suspect shot himself and died.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating.
No officers were injured.
“This is one of the most terrifying days I can remember,” St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said at a news conference Friday evening.
St. Paul police Chief Axel Henry said it’s “a miracle” that more people weren’t harmed.
“It is sad we live in a world right now where active shooters and violence can happen at this level, but our community responded in a heroic fashion themselves,” Henry said.
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