Dramatic videos capture the moment 2 officers were wounded in a deadly Minneapolis shooting

Dramatic videos show the moment two Minneapolis officers were shot after racing to an upper floor of an apartment building in pursuit of a shooter MINNEAPOLIS -- Dramatic videos released Wednesday show the moment two Minneapolis officers were shot after racing to an upper floor of an apartment building in pursuit of a man who killed two people and wounded three others, including the mother of his child. The videos released by the City of Minneapolis provide a clearer picture of how the man opened fire at officers on Sept. 2 as they worked to secure the apartment building with residents trapped inside, while 911 transcripts also released Wednesday show just how terrified victims and residents were as they lay wounded on the ground, or hid and begged for help. In the end, Carlton Johnson killed two of his neighbors and injured five more people — two police officers, an ex-girlfriend and two building employees — before he was fatally shot by police. I took some rounds,” Michnowski says into his radio.

Scoop News DeskMinneapolis, Minnesota · Published Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 6:29 AM UTCUpdated Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 9:02 PM UTC

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One unnamed victim told the operator that she just got shot in the legs and couldn’t move, according to 911 call logs. “Okay, we’re getting a lot of help out to you right now,” the operator tells her. “HELP!” she says, explaining that her child is with her. Latest News and Videos.