At Least 13 Rounds Fired Near Brooklyn Center Business in Mid-Day Gunfight
A surveillance photo released by police shows two suspects firing shots outside a business Friday afternoon at the Shingle Creek Crossing shopping center. Photo from BCPD.
A vehicle police say is involved in a shots fired incident at the Shingle Creek Crossing shopping center in Brooklyn Center. Photo from BCPD.
A surveillance camera caught a brazen mid-day gunfight outside a Brooklyn Center strip mall Friday afternoon. There were no immediate injuries reported, but police say at least 13 rounds were fired.
Just after 1:35 p.m., police responded to the Shingle Creek Crossing shopping center after multiple callers reported hearing the gunfire.
The group of stores sits just southwest of Hwy. 100 and Bass Lake Rd.
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Two suspects can be seen in an image released by the Brooklyn Center Police Department, both wearing gloves and hoodies, pointing handguns in the same direction. Another person in the image appears to be armed with a gun, though BCPD did not release physical descriptions of the suspects. Multiple callers told dispatch that three suspects were shooting toward a business.
Police say that the suspects fired at least 13 rounds before fleeing in a black Jeep Grand Cherokee. The vehicle did not have any license plates, BCPD said.
As of early Friday evening, there were still no reports of anyone injured in the incident.
If you have any information, call police at (763) 569-3333.
