Two wounded, suspect arrested in Nicollet Mall shooting
Two people were wounded and a suspect was arrested after a shooting around 8:24 a.m. Friday, May 29, 2026, at 9th Street South and Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis.[1]
One victim was a 25-year-old man who was meeting the suspect.[1] The other was a 44-year-old employee of a nearby business described as an innocent bystander, and both suffered non-life-threatening wounds.[1] Police tracked the suspect to an apartment in the 1600 block of 1st Avenue South and arrested him after setting a standoff-style perimeter.[1] Officers recovered a firearm under a search warrant at the scene.[1] MPD spokesperson Sgt. Garrett Parten linked the response to the department's upcoming Operation Safe Summer effort that begins June 5 and said there are more officers on the force than at this time last year.[1]
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- Shooting occurred around 8:24 a.m. Friday, May 29, 2026, at 9th Street South and Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis.
- Victims are a 25-year-old man meeting the suspect and a 44-year-old employee of a nearby business described as an innocent bystander; both suffered non-life-threatening wounds.
- Police tracked the suspect to an apartment in the 1600 block of 1st Avenue South, arrested him after a standoff-style perimeter, and recovered a firearm under a search warrant.
- MPD spokesperson Sgt. Garrett Parten linked the response to the upcoming Operation Safe Summer effort starting June 5, noting there are more officers on the force than at this time last year.
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