Zachary Scott LorenzRepeat

On 05/05/2026, Officers monitoring Milestone cameras observed an individual with a firearm protruding from his pocket. Officers then observed this individual walk to a vehicle and retrieve a rifle from the backseat before entering an apartment building located at 10 15th E St in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Officers observed the suspect wrapping the rifle in a black jacket in an attempt to conceal it. Officers were able to access CCTV footage from inside the apartment building and observed the suspect entering [APT REDACTED] with the firearms.

Officers observed the suspect to have distinct tattoos and, using booking photos, were able to identify the suspect as Zachary Scott Lorenz, [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein. Officers observed Defendant to have multiple outstanding warrants. Officers then applied for a search warrant for 10 15th E St, [APT REDACTED], which was granted. At approximately 1429 hours, as Officers were staging to execute the search warrant, an Officer observed Defendant leaving the apartment building and placed him under arrest.

Shortly after Defendant’s arrest, Officers executed the search warrant. Inside 10 15th E St, [APT REDACTED], Officers located a black BB gun that was loaded with live ammunition, a loaded rifle, several magazines, and ammunition. The rifle that Officers located was still wrapped with the black jacket that Officers observed Defendant wrapping it in when he retrieved it from the vehicle. Defendant is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition due to his conviction in 2015 of a crime of violence, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, in court file ••-CR-••-••••. Defendant is currently in custody.