A Minnesota police officer was hospitalized Tuesday night time with gunshot wounds and one other man is useless after a capturing incident in a neighborhood within the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb of Roseville.

Roseville police mentioned officers responded at round 7:30 p.m. to a capturing report and had been fired upon by the suspect, who additionally shot at close by houses within the space, which is close to Lake Owasso. The shooter struck one officer, who was taken to a hospital with severe accidents.

Police mentioned a 53-year-old male was pronounced useless at a close-by hospital, the division mentioned on Twitter, and confirmed the person was the suspect within the capturing. It isn't clear right now how the person died. Police initially mentioned the suspect was in custody however didn't present any particulars about his accidents.

Tuesday's capturing is certainly one of quite a few incidents which have resulted in an injured police officer this yr. For the reason that starting of 2022, 108 officers have been injured in a capturing and one other 20 have been killed, in accordance with the Gun Violence Archive.

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A police officer in Roseville, Minnesota (not pictured), was hospitalized Tuesday after a capturing incident wherein the suspect died.Wealthy Pedroncelli/AP Photograph

"Swiftly I noticed a number of squad vehicles. Usually would not occur on this space.... They simply saved on coming," witness Mike Heffernan, who mentioned he lives close to the capturing, informed TV station KSTP. "Heard some gunshots. Officers simply saved coming and coming, and there was a hearth truck and so they had been popping out and so they had been full gear."

It isn't identified why the person was capturing or if the police exchanged gunfire. The situation of the police officer, who stays within the hospital, can be not identified.

Authorities closed off the realm, blocked off streets and arrange roadblocks within the neighborhood. Deputies had been strolling by means of the realm and looking out homes, however police mentioned there was no additional hazard to the general public, Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) reported.

Minnesota State Patrol troopers, Roseville police, the Minnesota Bureau of Legal Apprehension and the Ramsey County Sheriff's Workplace had been on the scene after the capturing. Roseville police mentioned they might launch extra data later Wednesday, MPR Information reported.

Different current shootings have acquired nationwide consideration, together with an incident the place a former worker shot two folks at an industrial plant in South Carolina Tuesday night time and later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police mentioned that the officers weren't concerned within the incident and that it ended simply earlier than their arrival.

Final week, a person in Indiana was arrested and accused of capturing and killing his spouse in entrance of their 11-year-old youngster and her 10-year-old pal. In Kentucky, police are investigating the loss of life of a 26-year-old man after a baby shot him with a handgun on Monday night time.

Replace 04/06/22, 9:41 a.m. ET: This story was up to date with extra data and background.