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The Shoreline Plaza shooting

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Where it stands

Police say Carlton Johnson shot and killed two people and wounded five others at Shoreline Plaza on Sept. 2, 2026, before officers killed him. Police reached the building in under three minutes; the report gives no further investigation findings or official response.

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  1. Update 1A Gun Permit and 6 Warnings, Then 2 Dead in Minneapolis

The story so far

  1. Update 1

    A Gun Permit and 6 Warnings, Then 2 Dead in Minneapolis

    Video shows how fast police reached Shoreline Plaza — and how many earlier chances to disarm a permitted carrier passed before two neighbors died.

    What moved

    • Officers inside in under three minutes; two exchanges of fire with Johnson in haze.
    • Johnson killed on ninth floor; autopsy finds multiple gunshot wounds, manner homicide.

    Still open after this report

    • No verified finding that the two residents were specifically targeted.
    • Whether the 2023 restraining-order petitioner is the woman shot outside.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Drew EvansAmerican police officer1 report
  • Jacob FreyMayor of Minneapolis since 20181 report
  • Mary MoriartyAmerican lawyer and activist1 report

Places

  • 15 E Grant St15 E Grant St, Minneapolis, MN 55403, USA1 report
  • Hennepin CountyHennepin County, MN, USA1 report
  • MinneapolisMinneapolis, MN, USA1 report

Every outlet we read on this story

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