3 dead, including suspected shooter, in Minneapolis, Minnesota shooting, police say

MINNEAPOLIS– Three people, including the suspected shooter, died after a shooting Thursday at a Minneapolis apartment complex, police said.

Two police officers were also hospitalized with injuries from the shooting in the Whittier neighborhood of south Minneapolis.

Police said the public was not in danger, but encouraged people to stay away from the scene.

No further details were immediately released. Police planned a late evening news conference to discuss the shooting.

An earlier police statement said four civilians and two police officers were injured.

News footage showed a heavy police presence both at the apartment complex and at the hospital.

Melvin Carter, the mayor of nearby St. Paul, said the city was sending police and other first responders to Minneapolis to provide support, including bringing in officers to provide security at the playoff game of the NBA between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Dallas Mavericks.

Agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to “an active shooter situation,” said Ashlee Sherrill, a spokeswoman for the local division.

ATF agents were “there to help expedite the firearms investigation,” she said.