A shooting by St. Paul police leaves the man with life-threatening injuries

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – An armed man was shot past St. Paul Police On Monday evening, he was taken to a hospital in the Hamline-Midway area with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.

What we know

St. Paul police said just before 7:45 p.m., officers were dispatched to a reported shooting near the 400 block of Pierce Street. People also called 911 about reported gunfire near Snelling and University Avenue.

When officers arrived in the area, police found a man they said was armed with a handgun pointing the gun at his head. The man did not comply when asked to put down the firearm, police said, and continued walking on Snelling Avenue before walking around the intersection at University Avenue West.

Police continued to negotiate with the man in attempts to get him to put down the guns and attempted to fire “less lethal projectiles” but were unsuccessful, authorities said. When the man pointed the gun at the officers, the police shot the man.

Officers say the man was transported to Regions Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries and remains in critical condition. No officers were injured in the incident.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is now investigating the use of force and processed the scene Tuesday morning.

The shooting and subsequent investigation disrupted bus and light rail service along University Avenue overnight. According to the BCA, the intersection of University Avenue and Snelling Avenue reopened at 6 a.m. Tuesday.

What we don’t know

Authorities did not say whether evidence of gunfire was found near where police initially responded.

No further details about the man and the officers involved were immediately released.