Minneapolis was the scene of a swift police response to a dangerous situation over the weekend, after a man was reported firing a gun into the air on a residential street. In a post on the Minneapolis Police Department’s Facebook page, the department detailed the series of events leading to the arrest of a repeat offender, following a call about shots being fired near Golden Valley Road and Newton Avenue North. The Minneapolis Police Department commended the work of the officers and their partners in the focused operation.
The situation unfolded as officers from the MPD, collaborating with other agencies in what’s described as a Focused Enforcement Detail, reacted to the shots fired situation. They experienced a period of intense action that began with the sighting of the suspect and culminated in a foot chase leading to the suspect’s capture. Video evidence from a nearby home security system was instrumental in identifying the man whose reckless act of discharging a weapon prompted the rapid police intervention…