2 police officers shot in downtown Minneapolis; several others injured, city officials report

Updated on: September 2, 2026 / 5:49 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota

Minneapolis police are responding to a shooting near 15 East Grant Street that has left multiple victims injured, including two police officers, according to a city alert. The message urged residents to avoid the area as the situation continued to develop.

A high-ranking official told WCCO that the two officers are likely to be alright.

The scene, at the intersection of Nicollet and Grant, drew an extraordinary show of force from law enforcement agencies well beyond the Minneapolis Police Department.

Officers and vehicles arrived from St. Louis Park, Edina, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State Patrol, transit police, and sheriff's deputies from surrounding jurisdictions. St. Paul's ATF field division also reported that special agents have responded to the scene.

Police are asking the public to avoid the area from 12th Street to Franklin Avenue and Hennepin Avenue to Third Avenue South.

The Minneapolis Police Department is on the scene of a shooting in the area of 15 E Grant St. involving multiple victims, including two police officers. Please avoid the area. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.

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