BCA Investigating Officer Shooting at 16-Year-Old Armed Carjacking Suspect During Squad Car Ramming in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN (MinnesotaNow)- A police officer fired at an armed teenage carjacking suspect who rammed a police squad car in Minneapolis. 

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That’s according to a news release issued Friday morning by the Minneapolis police department. 

Authorities say the suspect was transported to a hospital and that two officers were injured in the ordeal. 

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16-Year-Old Suspected of Armed Carjacking Shot at During Minneapolis Police Car Ramming, Captured After Foot Chase

Officers responded to the area of West 31st Street and Pillsbury Ave. on the report of a person with a gun. The call was later changed to carjacking at gunpoint.

The suspect attempted to carjack one vehicle but the motorist drove off. The teen then carjacked a second vehicle at gunpoint then fled, according to the news release. 

Officers obtained a description of the victim’s vehicle and tracked it using the city’s cameras. Police confronted the suspect in the victim's vehicle in the area of Pleasant Ave. and West 31st St. 

The officer stopped midblock and the teen rammed the squad car, the news release says. An officer fired their service weapon during the ramming. 

Minneapolis Teen Carjacking Suspect Arrested After Foot Chase, Officer Injuries Reported

Police say the carjacking suspect subsequently fled from the victim’s vehicle on foot. Officers chased after him and took him into custody near West 31st St. and Grand Ave. South. 

Police describe the suspect as a 16-year-old boy. The news release does not say whether or not he was hit by the gunfire. 

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The teen suspect was taken to a hospital after complaining of pain and reporting mental health concerns, police say. His name has not been released. 

Two officers suffered what the news release described as minor injuries. One officer suffered an ankle injury and the other had a small cut on his face. The officer who fired their weapon was not injured. 

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the incident.