One Confirmed Dead After Minn. Standoff Shooting

One person is confirmed dead after a police standoff in North Mankato led to a shooting.

 

 

 

 

NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (AP) - One person is confirmed dead after a police standoff in North Mankato led to a shooting.

Police released few details about the shooting that came after a three-hour standoff at a home on the North Mankato hilltop Thursday.

Police began advising motorists at 11 a.m. that streets might be shut down for what was called a ``welfare check.''

Within minutes, police from Mankato and North Mankato and a regional tactical response team had the home surrounded.

Assault rifles were trained on the house throughout the standoff.

Just after 2 p.m. Thursday, officers entered the home and multiple gunshots were heard several minutes later.

An ambulance left later with a body.

North Mankato Police Chief Chris Boyer confirmed there was a death but offered little information.

(Photo Credit:  City Of Mankato)

 

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