- City
- Minneapolis
- County
- Hennepin County
- State
- MN
- Location
- West 31st Street corridor between Pillsbury, Pleasant and Grand avenues, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Category
- Public Safety
- Severity
- high
- Priority
- high
- Occurred On
- 2026-10-08 21:45:00 UTC
- Published On
- 2026-10-09 13:55:00 UTC
- Source Records
- 1
- Source
- FOX 9 — Minneapolis armed carjacking: Officer fires shot, 16-year-old arrested
Summary
Police said a 16-year-old used a gun in two carjacking attempts, struck a marked squad with a stolen vehicle, and was arrested after an officer fired during the encounter; no serious injuries were reported.
Verification
- Occurrence Confidence
- exact
- Publication Confidence
- exact
- Verification Status
- Validated — late-publication exception
- Source Role
- Primary local reporting