St. Paul Police Arrest Man Wanted for Two Minneapolis Shootings

October 29, 2024 (MINNEAPOLIS) Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said today that St. Paul Police arrested a man wanted in connection with two shootings that occurred in Minneapolis. O'Hara said St. Paul police officers took the suspect into custody last night after responding to reports of shots fired near the Hamline-Midway neighborhood. St. Paul police shot the man after he pointed a gun at officers, according to the St. Paul Police Department. The man remains hospitalized.  The two shootings in Minneapolis include one that occurred at a small homeless encampment on the 4400 block of Snelling Avenue on Sunday and a second one that happened on the 3500 block of Columbus Avenue on Monday.

O'Hara said MPD shared information on the suspect after the two shooting incidents with law enforcement across the state. He also said MPD investigators will now work diligently with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office to see appropriate criminal charges are filed and this man is held accountable for the two shootings in Minneapolis which included three homicides and three injured people. 

BACKGROUND ON SHOOTINGS 

On October 28th, at approximately 5:15 p.m., officers from the 3rd Precinct responded to a shooting on the 3500 block of Columbus Ave and located a man behind a neighboring address with potentially-life-threatening injuries.  That man was transported to Hennepin Healthcare Hospital.   Initial information indicated that additional shooting victims and the shooting suspect were possibly inside the address where the initial shooting occurred.  Officers cleared the residence.  There where were no additional victims, and the suspect was not inside the residence.  The GO# for the Columbus incident is 24-310769

On October 27th, MPD officers from the 3rd Precinct responded to a triple shooting at a small homeless encampment located along the railroad tracks on the 4400 block between Hiawatha Av and Snelling Av.  Two men died at the scene and a woman was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries from that shooting. The Go# for the Snelling incident is 24-309683.

10-29-2024 MR 24-310769 - St. Paul Police Arrest Man Wanted for Two Minneapolis Shootings.pdf

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