At least two civilians were killed and four others were injured, including two police officers, when a gunman opened fire at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building.
Minneapolis police received a call at 4.36pm on Wednesday that one person had been shot at Loring Towers, an affordable housing community, Minneapolis Police spokesman Sgt Garrett Parten said at a news conference.
Soon, other calls came in reporting additional gunfire.
When police then arrived at the scene at 4.39pm, they found one victim dead and several others suffering from gunshot wounds.
Police then followed the sound of gunfire to an upper floor, where they were confronted by
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