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Suspect shot, officer injured in north Minneapolis confrontation

May 31, 2014 at 12:24PM

Police and tape blocked off the street near the corner of 4th Street and 23rd Avenue N. after a foot chase that left one suspect shot, another injured and an officer hurt. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Police shot one of two suspects during a foot chase that also left an officer injured in north Minneapolis on Friday afternoon.

The two suspects were arrested and hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening. Police officials said they did not know how the officer was injured, but said he had not been shot.

Police said a handgun was recovered in the area.

According to Minneapolis deputy police Chief Kris Arneson, a resident called 911 about 3:30 p.m. to report two men fighting, at least one with a gun, at 24th Avenue N. and 3rd Street N. When police arrived, the two men fled, and police shot one of the suspects and arrested both within a block.

The chase covered less than a block, a witness said.

Arneson said police were in the early stages of the investigation and that no further information would be available until Monday.

Police and tape blocked off the street near the corner of 25rd Ave. and 3rd St. N after a foot chase that left one suspect shot another injured and an officer injured. ] (KYNDELL HARKNESS/STAR TRIBUNE) kyndell.harkness@startribune.com Shooting in North Minneapolis, Min. Friday, May 30, 2014. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Kris Arneson, Minneapolis deputy chief of investigations, gave a preliminary report about Friday’s police pursuit in a north Minneapolis neighborhood. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)