Video: I-94 police chase goes from St. Paul to Minneapolis
I-94 police chase goes from St. Paul to Mpls
A police pursuit on I-94 that was initiated in St. Paul on Sunday concluded dramatically in Minneapolis when officers discovered the suspect suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers performed CPR on the man and then took him to the Hennepin County Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, according to a press release from the St. Paul Police Department. The chase started in St. Paul where officers say they responded for a report of shots fired on Fremont Avenue. After finding a vehicle believed to be involved in the shooting, a chase began that went down I-94 to the ramps for Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis. Traffic camera video shows much of the chase.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A police pursuit on I-94 that initiated in St. Paul on Sunday concluded dramatically in Minneapolis when officers discovered the suspect suffering from a gunshot wound.
Officers performed CPR on the man and then took him to the Hennepin County Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, according to a press release from the St. Paul Police Department.
Police say the incident began around 4 a.m when St. Paul police responded to a call from the 900 block of Fremont Avenue. The caller told dispatchers that a man they knew had broken into their home and threatened them with a firearm — later, gunfire was reported by the caller and a second caller, according to the press release.
Video: Man on moped leads police on low-speed chase on I-94 in Minneapolis
An 18-year-old led state troopers on a chase on I-94 on a stolen moped, at points going the wrong way down the highway.
The suspect fled in a vehicle before officers arrived, but a chase soon began when police spotted the vehicle. The pursuit proceeded down westbound I-94, with traffic cam footage showing officers using a "PIT maneuver" to stop the car after it exited onto Cedar Avenue.
Officers approached the vehicle and found the suspect with a gunshot wound. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is leading the investigation.