Plymouth Officer Shoots Armed Man During Early-Morning Domestic Call

Overview

• Police say they responded shortly after 4:30 a.m. to reports of a man knocking on a residential window at the Quinn at Plymouth Apartments on the 6100 block of Quinwood Lane North.
• A responding officer confronted an adult male in the parking lot who was reported to be armed with a handgun and then fired, striking him.
• Officers provided first aid and the man was transported to North Memorial Hospital, where he is in stable condition.
• The officer was not injured and has been placed on standard critical-incident leave in accordance with departmental protocol.
• The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating with agents and crime-scene personnel on site, and officials have not detailed what prompted the gunfire.