Man Shot, Killed by Police During Minneapolis Standoff Identified
MINNEAPOLIS—The man shot and killed by police during a long-running standoff early Thursday morning at 904 21st. Ave. S. has been identified in an incident report as Andrew Tekle Sundberg, 20.
Sundberg was suspected of firing a handgun multiple times while barricaded inside the third-floor apartment unit starting Wednesday night.
Sundberg was shot by officers around 4:30 a.m. and later died at the hospital.
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A gun was recovered inside the apartment, according to documents, but it is not yet confirmed how many shots Sundberg may have fired during the incident or if he was armed with the handgun at the time he was shot.
Around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, MPD officers took down the crime scene tape that had surrounded the apartment complex since the morning.
There were several dozen people outside the apartment shortly after, gathering for a vigil outside, where several of the speakers asked that body camera video from the officers involved in the incident be released.
Those at the vigil also said that Sundberg was experiencing a mental health crisis preceding and during the standoff.
UPDATE: Bodycam video of portions of the incident have since been released.
Officers were initially dispatched to the building around 9:30 p.m. for a 911 report of gunfire heard from inside. When they arrived, they reported hearing at least four more gunshots and radioed “shots fired” to dispatch, with the sound of gunfire apparent in the background.
The building was evacuated, with SWAT and negotiators called to the scene. They attempted negotiation with the use of a PA, including when Sundberg’s father used the loudspeaker to plead for his son to exit the apartment.
The two Minneapolis officers who fired their weapons were identified in the documents as officers Aaron Pearson and Zachary Seraphine. The incident was captured on body camera video.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has taken lead over the investigation, which is standard procedure for officer-involved shootings in the state.
UPDATE: Bodycam video of portions of the incident have since been released.
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