6 injured in shooting south of Minneapolis, including 2 police officers

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Police Department says six people were shot, including two police officers, in south Minneapolis Thursday evening. One officer is in critical condition.

Shortly before 6 p.m., WCCO crews reported seeing heavily armed officers closing streets and surrounding an apartment complex in the area of ​​the 2200 block of Blaisdell Avenue in the Whittier neighborhood. Police are asking people to avoid the area.

Witnesses reported hearing gunshots.

“My girlfriend and I heard really loud noises at first,” said Reuben Molina, who lives nearby. “Then we heard it over and over again, in rapid succession. And she and I were like, 'Oh, those are gunshots.'”

It is unclear what exactly led to this situation.

In addition to the Minneapolis Police Department, the Minnesota State Patrol and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are also responding to the incident.

This is a developing story. Stay with WCCO for more information.