Minneapolis mass shooting: Threats reported 4 hours before Loring Towers gunman opened fire

The Brief

  • A mass shooting at Loring Towers in downtown Minneapolis on Sept. 2 left two residents and the suspected gunman dead, and injured multiple officers and civilians.
  • Search warrants obtained by FOX 9 show apartment management called police about four hours before the shooting to report a threatening email from the gunman over a pending eviction.
  • The suspected shooter, identified as Carlton Neal Johnson II, 35, was facing eviction after allegedly threatening staff with a firearm in June.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) Search warrants revealed a warning that came hours before the gunfire erupted at Loring Towers in downtown Minneapolis.

New details emerge in Minneapolis mass shooting

What we know:

Search warrants obtained by FOX 9 reveal that apartment management had called police roughly four hours before the shooting to report a threatening email they had received from the gunman. That threat was connected to a pending eviction.

The Sept. 2 shooting at Loring Towers triggered a massive police response. Two people were killed, and several others were injured, including three police officers. The gunman was ultimately killed in a shootout with officers.

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