At least one South St. Paul police officer unintentionally fired a service weapon Friday evening after a man waved and pointed a gun at officers, police said.
No one was injured in the incident.
On Friday around 10:15 p.m., officers responded to a garage in the 200 block of Grand Avenue West for reports of a disturbance, according to a news release from the South St. Paul Police Department. When officers arrived, the man pointed a gun at them and at least one officer unintentionally shot the man.
The suspect, 54, was taken into custody and is being held on suspicion of second-degree assault at the Dakota County Jail.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the incident.
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