Austin, Minn. PD cancel shelter-in-place order after search for suspects
AUSTIN, Minn. (FOX 9) - A shelter-in-place order in Austin, Minn. has been lifted after residents were warned about a search involving a suspect with a gun.
Shelter-in-place order for parts of Austin
What we know:
The Austin Police Department said officers are responding to a situation involving a gun Monday morning.
Shortly after 10 a.m., authorities issued a shelter-in-place order for the area between 9th Avenue Southeast and 13th Avenue Southeast while officers search for a suspect.
The Mower County Sheriff's Office also urged anyone who lives in or knows someone in the area to shelter-in-place, saying law enforcement is present in the area.
The order was lifted around 12:15 p.m. after police arrested the suspect involved in the incident.
Local perspective:
In an update Monday afternoon, police said the search began after police ere called out for a shots-fired call on 13th Avenue SE.
At the scene, police spotted a vehicle matching the description of a suspect vehicle referenced by 911 callers. When officers tried to stop that vehicle, two suspects ran on foot. One of the suspects was quickly arrested. The other ran and was tracked to the area of the 900 block of 13th Avenue SE.
The shelter-in-place was issued as police worked to arrest that outstanding suspect. As the investigation was underway, Austin police also learned that a victim, an adult male, had been located. The victim suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound.
Dig deeper:
The suspects arrested are two Austin men, ages 20 and 25. They are being held on probable cause assault charges.
The Source: This story uses information from the Austin Police Department and Mower County Sheriff's Office social media posts.