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Minneapolis Police Officer Shot While on Duty; 4 Suspects Arrested

In a press release, police say the 7-year veteran was following a vehicle that had fled from officers the day before and matched the description of a vehicle involved in a robbery. The officer was following the vehicle when shots were fired from the suspect’s vehicle towards the officer. The officer was struck by automatic gunfire and suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

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Driver Kills Five and Flees in South Minneapolis

Officials have confirmed that five people were killed in a crash Friday night near Lake St. and I-35W after a driver at a high rate of speed t-boned a vehicle at the intersection and fled on foot. Four adult female victims and one juvenile female victim inside the t-boned vehicle died at the scene, police say. An adult male suspect who is believed to have caused the crash was apprehended a short time later.

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Teen Robbery Suspects Crash into Bus Shelter During Minneapolis Pursuit

Six juveniles—believed to have carried out multiple armed robberies—were involved in a pursuit with officers in Minneapolis late Monday morning, eventually crashing into another driver and demolishing a bus shelter. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office says Violent Offender Task Force detectives were working on a joint operation with Minneapolis police, along with other agencies, in north Minneapolis just before noon on Monday, June 5.

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Man Fatally Struck by LRT After 'Altercation' in Downtown Minneapolis

Minneapolis police say a man was fatally struck by a Light Rail train at the Warehouse District station downtown around 1 a.m. Saturday after a "physical altercation" with another man on the platform. The victim reportedly fell onto the tracks after the altercation on the platform near at 5th St. & 1st Ave., was struck by an oncoming train and was later pronounced dead.

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