One dead and 6 injured in downtown Minneapolis shooting

One person has died and multiple others were injured after a shooting in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday that included two officers among the victims, officials said.

The Hennepin County Medical Center said it had seven patients, one of whom is deceased.

Police responded to an “active shooting” near 15 E. Grant St. at around 4:36 p.m., Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a statement.

“Multiple injuries have been confirmed, including two Minneapolis police officers,” Frey said in the statement posted on social media.

The Hennepin County Medical Center said it did not have conditions available for the injured patients.

Aerial video from NBC affiliate KARE of Minneapolis showed a large police presence, including what appeared to be armored vehicles and SWAT-style officers.

A witness told KARE that she was walking downstairs into the lobby of an apartment building when she heard gunshots and saw “somebody that was down.”

She said she “just left the building immediately, because I knew what was happening, so I didn’t want to be involved in that.”

“I heard lots of more shots. Once I was finally outside of the building, I probably heard 25 to 30 shots — because there were multiple officers who had…

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