Saint Anthony, MN (MinnesotaNow) – A confrontation involving possible shoplifting apparently led to a shooting inside a Cub Foods store in the Twin Cities late last night.
Police in St. Anthony say officers responded to reports of shots fired in the entryway to the grocery store shortly after 11:30 p.m. A news release says the officers learned that a customer had confronted two other customers because he believed they were going to shoplift.
The statement says that led to an argument in the entryway, during which a man pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the victim before firing a shot into the ceiling. No injuries were reported.
St. Anthony police say the suspect then fled on foot, prompting an intensive search of the area using K9 officers. Officers from the nearby Roseville Police Department and Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the search, but the suspect was not found.
He is described as white, with facial hair, in his 30s, about 6 feet tall, wearing a thin scarf over his head and a baseball cap, along with a multicolored short-sleeve shirt. He was with a 25- to 30-year-old woman of Indian or Middle Eastern descent, described as 5’3” with a medium build and wearing baggy clothing with a multicolored scarf over her head.
The two individuals also had a miniature husky-type dog with them on a leash.
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The St. Anthony Police Department has asked for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect…