At least three people were killed and several others injured, including two police officers, in a shooting in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, authorities said.
The two Minneapolis officers sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening. The suspected gunman was also found dead and is believed to have died by suicide. Authorities said it was not immediately clear whether the suspect was among the three reported fatalities.
Officials said the incident appeared to be criminal in nature and was not being treated as an act of terrorism.
Minneapolis police said they responded at about 4:30 p.m. local time to reports of a shooting involving multiple victims. Authorities urged the public to avoid a large portion of downtown as police and emergency crews responded, asking people to remain outside the area so emergency personnel could safely carry out their work.
The FBI said it was aware of the shooting and had sent personnel to the scene to assist Minneapolis police.
Police stressed that the investigation remained in its early stages and that additional information would be released as it became available.
The Minneapolis shooting occurred days after an incident near New York City's Times Square, where a woman stabbed two people before being shot by police and later dying at a hospital.
One of the New York victims, a woman, died at the hospital, while the other victim, a man, remained in critical condition. Authorities said that incident, like the Minneapolis shooting, was not believed to be terror-related.