{"id":2895,"date":"2026-09-03T12:39:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2895"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:39:39","slug":"two-killed-two-police-officers-shot-in-minneapolis-mass-shooting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2895","title":{"rendered":"Two Killed, Two Police Officers Shot In Minneapolis Mass Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>At least two people are dead, and several others were wounded in a mass shooting Wednesday at a high-rise apartment building in downtown Minneapolis. The suspected gunman also died, law enforcement <\/span><span>said<\/span><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2894\">Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem Dead At 92<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three Minneapolis police officers were injured during the response. One sustained an apparent non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg, while another is undergoing surgery after being shot. A third officer suffered a non-life-threatening injury that was unrelated to gunfire, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p><span>The shooting erupted after police responded to an apartment building near 15 East Grant Street for a domestic disturbance involving the suspect. A source told KSTP that the suspect was <\/span><span>evicted<\/span><span> from their apartment earlier Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Police have not disclosed a suspected motive.<\/p>\n<p><span>When officers entered the building, they encountered victims and heard additional gunfire, according to Sgt. Garrett Parten. Officers followed the sound to an upper floor, where they encountered a haze that significantly limited visibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cInside, officers encountered victims and heard additional gunfire. Officers followed the sound of gunfire to the upper floor of the building, and on that floor, officers encountered a haze that significantly limited their visibility,\u201d Parten said during a press conference. \u201cThree officers were injured \u2014 two of those by gunfire.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2892\">Spider-Man Star Doubles Down On His Woke Superhero Pitch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The suspected gunman is dead, Parten confirmed. He did not confirm how the suspect died, but several media outlets are reporting it was suicide.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPray for Minnesota,\u201d Democratic Gov. Tim Walz<\/span> <span>said<\/span><span> on X.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>FBI Director Kash Patel said<\/span><span> he was aware of the shooting and would offer \u201cany and all resources necessary to assist local authorities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Aerial video<\/span><span> shows a heavy Minnesota police response, including SWAT vehicles, surrounding a downtown building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMinnesota is grateful to all of our first responders who answered the call in Minneapolis this afternoon,\u201d Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said in a statement. \u201cMy family and I are praying for a swift recovery for the officers involved in the shooting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2890\">Christian Mother Loses Appeal Over Taking Daughter To Her Church<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span>This is a developing story.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least two people are dead, and several others were wounded in a mass shooting Wednesday at a high-rise apartment building in downtown Minneapolis. The suspected gunman also died, law enforcement said.\u00a0Three Minneapolis police officers were injured during the response. One sustained an apparent non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg, while another is undergoing surgery after being shot. A third officer suffered a non-life-threatening injury that was unrelated to gunfire, according to authorities.The shooting erupted after police responded to an apartment building near 15 East Grant Street for a domestic disturbance involving the suspect. A source told KSTP that the suspect was evicted from their apartment earlier Wednesday.Police have not disclosed a suspected motive.When officers entered the building, they encountered victims and heard additional gunfire, according to Sgt. Garrett Parten. Officers followed the sound to an upper floor, where they encountered a haze that significantly limited visibility.\u201cInside, officers encountered victims and heard additional gunfire. Officers followed the sound of gunfire to the upper floor of the building, and on that floor, officers encountered a haze that significantly limited their visibility,\u201d Parten said during a press conference. \u201cThree officers were injured \u2014 two of those by gunfire.\u201dThe suspected gunman is dead, Parten confirmed. He did not confirm how the suspect died, but several media outlets are reporting it was suicide.\u00a0 \u201cPray for Minnesota,\u201d Democratic Gov. Tim Walz said on X.FBI Director Kash Patel said he was aware of the shooting and would offer \u201cany and all resources necessary to assist local authorities.\u201dAerial video shows a heavy Minnesota police response, including SWAT vehicles, surrounding a downtown building.\u201cMinnesota is grateful to all of our first responders who answered the call in Minneapolis this afternoon,\u201d Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said in a statement. \u201cMy family and I are praying for a swift recovery for the officers involved in the shooting.\u201dThis is a developing story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Two Killed, Two Police Officers Shot In Minneapolis Mass Shooting - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2895\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Two Killed, Two Police Officers Shot In Minneapolis Mass Shooting - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"At least two people are dead, and several others were wounded in a mass shooting Wednesday at a high-rise apartment building in downtown Minneapolis. The suspected gunman also died, law enforcement said.\u00a0Three Minneapolis police officers were injured during the response. One sustained an apparent non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg, while another is undergoing surgery after being shot. A third officer suffered a non-life-threatening injury that was unrelated to gunfire, according to authorities.The shooting erupted after police responded to an apartment building near 15 East Grant Street for a domestic disturbance involving the suspect. A source told KSTP that the suspect was evicted from their apartment earlier Wednesday.Police have not disclosed a suspected motive.When officers entered the building, they encountered victims and heard additional gunfire, according to Sgt. Garrett Parten. Officers followed the sound to an upper floor, where they encountered a haze that significantly limited visibility.\u201cInside, officers encountered victims and heard additional gunfire. Officers followed the sound of gunfire to the upper floor of the building, and on that floor, officers encountered a haze that significantly limited their visibility,\u201d Parten said during a press conference. \u201cThree officers were injured \u2014 two of those by gunfire.\u201dThe suspected gunman is dead, Parten confirmed. He did not confirm how the suspect died, but several media outlets are reporting it was suicide.\u00a0 \u201cPray for Minnesota,\u201d Democratic Gov. Tim Walz said on X.FBI Director Kash Patel said he was aware of the shooting and would offer \u201cany and all resources necessary to assist local authorities.\u201dAerial video shows a heavy Minnesota police response, including SWAT vehicles, surrounding a downtown building.\u201cMinnesota is grateful to all of our first responders who answered the call in Minneapolis this afternoon,\u201d Lt. Gov. 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