Crime & Safety
Emotionally Disturbed Man Starts Fire in Minneapolis
Minneapolis police say they resolved a situation involving a man suffering a mental health crisis.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Minneapolis police say they've resolved a situation involving an emotionally disturbed man who would not leave his home Monday afternoon.
Minneapolis police told Patch that shortly after 1:00 p.m., authorities responded to reports of a man suffering a mental health crisis at his home on the 2800 block of Garfield Ave. S.
Firefighters on the scene extinguished a small fire at the location reportedly started by the man, and police closed nearby streets and set a perimeter around the home.
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Police successfully encouraged the man to come outside shortly before 4:00 p.m., where he was brought into waiting ambulance and taken to a hospital.
The man will not be arrested, and streets have since been reopened.
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Reports of fire possibly started by emotionally disturbed person on 1st floor armed with a automatic weapon and a machete. Police on scene.
— Minneapolis Fire (@MinneapolisFire) August 22, 2016
Possible structure fire - 28XX Garfield Ave S - Light smoke showing on C side of building. Crews staging for police.
— Minneapolis Fire (@MinneapolisFire) August 22, 2016
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