Overview
- The standoff began when a domestic violence suspect fired a weapon inside a home and fled with a child who was later found unharmed.
- Officers pursued the suspect into an Aldi store, where an exchange of gunfire led them to chase him into the adjacent Cub Foods location.
- Two civilians suffered noncritical wounds to the leg and hip while no officers were injured during the confrontation.
- Lockdown and evacuation procedures were enforced by negotiators and SWAT teams before the suspect fatally turned the gun on himself.
- State Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents have secured the scene and are investigating whether St. Paul police officers fired shots during the incident.