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Richfield police say one person is dead and a police officer injured after an exchange of gunfire early Wednesday.

It happened just before 3:30 a.m. in a neighborhood near West 76th Street and Penn Avenue. 

A resident on the 7500 block of Morgan Avenue called police to report someone trying to break into or rifle through vehicles. Responding officers located a possible suspect in the area.

“The suspect fled from officers and a foot pursuit ensued,” Richfield police reported in a news release early Wednesday. “The suspect subsequently brandished a firearm and gunfire was exchanged. The suspect and an officer were both shot.”

The person being pursued by police died at the scene. The officer suffered a gunshot wound to a hand, and was taken to a hospital.

The names of those involved have not been released.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is handling the investigation. The agency confirmed that agents were responding to the scene Wednesday morning.

Law enforcement officials remained at the scene, not far from Richfield Middle School and the Best Buy corporate headquarters, several hours after the shooting. Crime scene tape blocked off parking areas near several small apartment buildings as of 7:20 a.m.

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Richfield police say one person is dead and a police officer injured after an exchange of gunfire early Wednesday.


1 person dead, police officer injured in exchange of gunfire in Richfield

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