Man arrested after allegedly shooting at Minneapolis police officers

Minneapolis police have arrested a man suspected of firing at officers early Sunday in north Minneapolis.

Officers responded to a ShotSpotter notification at 3:27 a.m. at a house on the 2300 block of W. Broadway. There also was a 911 call reporting a man with a gun in the house with a shot-out door, Chief Brian O'Hara said in a news conference Sunday morning.

A 74-year-old grandmother, a 23-year-old and a 7-year-old were inside in addition to the suspect, said Sgt. Garrett Parten, a Minneapolis police spokesman. The grandmother had been assaulted, potentially with the gun, O'Hara said. The man had fired into the house, which is what caused the ShotSpotter technology to detect the gunfire.

The incident was connected to a second one where officers were on the scene: A 911 caller reported a man had broken into an apartment on the 2400 block of Ogema Place in south Minneapolis and was threatening to kill the mother of his child, according to a Minneapolis Police news release. A woman and her 19-year-old and infant sons were at the residence. No one was injured at the apartment, and the man had left.

On W. Broadway, officers entered the house through a side door and encountered the suspect, who fired at least one round at officers, O'Hara said. The suspect went to the second floor of the house, where he broke a window and jumped onto a porch. He was arrested as he tried to run and will be booked on suspicion of assault.

The 74-year-old woman was taken to North Memorial Health Hospital with injuries, and the 7-year-old was to receive a medical evaluation, the news release said. They and the 23-year-old are related to the woman who was threatened at Ogema Place.

The suspect is 31 years old, Parten said. The woman at the apartment had an order for protection against him, and there were open warrants for assault and weapons violations, according to police.

The suspect was being observed and treated for minor injuries at HCMC, O'Hara said.

Officers recovered a handgun, he said.

O'Hara thanked officers for their bravery and "extreme restraint" in responding to the domestic incidents.

"We are incredibly grateful that this situation did not turn out much more dangerous and even deadly than it was," O'Hara said at a news conference, broadcast on KSTP-TV. He said the department believes the suspect may have been suicidal.