Man Eludes St. Paul Police After Exchanging Gunfire With At Least One Officer

From CBS Minnesota:

By WCCO-TV

September 29, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — St. Paul police are searching for a suspect, or possibly suspects, after at least one officer exchanged gunfire with a man Monday evening before a carjacking was reported nearby.

The St. Paul Police Department says the shooting happened around 6 p.m. on the city’s east side. Officers were called to the 900 block of Algonquin Avenue on a report of a man suspiciously digging in a trunk. After officers tried to detain him, a scuffle broke out. The fight brought the two officers and the man to the ground.

Somehow, the man was able to break free. He then pulled out a gun and fired at officers, police say. At least one of the officers returned fire.

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