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US police kill armed man in Minneapolis
JUNE 24, 20183:08pm
Associated Press
Police in Minneapolis say officers shot and killed a man who was firing a handgun as he walked down a city street.
In a statement on the department's Facebook page, police say the incident happened around 5:30pm Saturday on the north side of Minneapolis.
Authorities say two calls to 911 reported that a man was firing a handgun into the air and the ground. When officers arrived, they pursued a suspect on foot and the chase "ended in shots being fired."
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Mayor Jacob Frey said in a statement that the body cameras of the officers involved were "on and activated."
Hours after the shooting, the Star Tribune reports a loud but peaceful crowd started to gather at the scene.
