Crime & Safety
MPD Chief: No One Hurt After Off-Duty Minneapolis Officer Fired Weapon During Incident Involving Man In Mental Health Crisis
Crisis negotiators were able to persuade an armed man to exit the home, and he was taken into custody.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police say an off-duty officer fired their weapon during an incident involving a person in a mental health crisis Tuesday afternoon.
Police Chief Brian O'Hara says the off-duty officer called 911 at about 12:20 p.m. to report that a man was threatening a family member with a gun inside a home on the 3700 block of 27th Avenue South, and shots had been fired. The off-duty officer was inside the home at the time.
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