A man who fired numerous rounds from a high-powered rifle in a Minneapolis apartment building and was shot and detained by police has been identified in police records as a man who lives in one of the units.
Nathan M. Matz, 40, is suspected of assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the gunfire before dawn Saturday at the building on the 4000 block of S. Minnehaha Avenue, according to police records.
Matz, who was captured in a stairwell after being shot in the jaw, was taken to HCMC. Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the suspected gunman was in stable condition and expected to survive. Charges against Matz are pending. Police records list this instance as the only time Matz has had contact with police in the city. State courts list no prior criminal history for Matz.
Paul Matz told the Star Tribune on Monday he has been unable to see his son since the shooting, and “we’re trying to get information” about his physical condition. He otherwise declined to say anything further about his son or the incident.
The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Monday evening that Matz remains hospitalized in stable condition at HCMC and is expected to survive.
The BCA on Monday also identified the officer who shot Matz as Minneapolis Police Sergeant Ben Bauer. He has been in law enforcement for 12 years and remains on standard critical-incident leave, the agency said in a statement. Another officer who witnessed the shooting is also on such leave.
In a news conference Saturday morning, O’Hara described the shooting as a “terrifying incident for dozens of residents.”
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