Two police officers and a paramedic were fatally shot in Minnesota, USA, on Sunday, following their response to an emergency call about a domestic dispute in a home with several children.
The unidentified shooter was also killed, and seven children, aged between two and fifteen, were rescued, according to the police.
The early Sunday shooting in Minnesota occurred after the officers and the paramedic responded to an emergency call regarding a family dispute in a home housing several children, as reported by the authorities.
The police added that the shooter, whose identity has not been disclosed, was also killed, and seven children aged between two and fifteen were saved.
The victims, two 27-year-old police officers and a 40-year-old paramedic, were shot after responding to what Minnesota Governor Tim Walz described as a “distress call from a family in danger” from a house in Burnsville, located south of Minneapolis.
Another officer was wounded during the gunfire exchange but sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Drew Evans, an official at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, stated that the emergency team received a phone call around 1:50 AM (07:50 GMT) Sunday from inside a Burnsville home regarding an armed man barricading himself with family members.
The gunman fired from inside following negotiations with the police. According to Evans, at least one officer was shot inside the home.
Several firearms were found in the home, but the police have not specified their types and whether they were handguns or semi-automatic rifles.
CBS News footage showed an armored vehicle at the scene with at least seven bullet holes in its windshield.
Shooting incidents are common in the United States, where a third of adults own a firearm. On Wednesday in Missouri, the Midwest, one person was killed and 21 others injured in a shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.
