AT least one person has been killed and five injured, including two police officers, as a mass shooter opened fire at a block of flats.
Cops rushed to control the active shooter situation in Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon, with the FBI pledging support.
Conflicting reports suggested that several civilians were killed, KSTP news reported.
A law enforcement source told the network that several civilians had been killed in the attack.
KSTP reported that one officer had been shot in the stomach and the other shot in the leg at the shooting near 15 East Grant Street.
Hennepin County Medical Center spokesman Jonathan Comito told the Star Tribune the hospital had received six patients, one dead.
FBI director Kash Patel wrote on X: “FBI is aware of the shooting in Minneapolis involving law enforcement and our personnel are responding — we will offer any and all resources necessary to assist local authorities.”
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said state officials are on the ground at the scene of the shooting.
He added: “Grateful to law enforcement actively working to ensure the safety of our neighbors in Downtown Minneapolis this afternoon.
“Minnesota is praying for our first responders.”
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People have been asked to avoid the area from 12th Street to Franklin Avenue and Hennepin Avenue to Third Avenue South, with the Hyatt Regency hotel on lockdown.
Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth said she is “praying for the victims of this heinous crime”.
She wrote on social media: “I’m incredibly thankful for the massive response of our brave law enforcement officers.”
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