A man armed with multiple guns and large amounts of ammunition shot at police officers from both the upper and lower levels of a suburban Minneapolis home on Sunday, killing two officers and a firefighter, authorities said.
A third officer was wounded in the shooting in Burnsville. The suspect in the shooting also died, officials said.
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said there was an exchange of gunfire, and authorities were still piecing together details.
The firefighter and paramedic who was killed was providing aid to an injured officer when he was shot, authorities said. Evans told a news conference the paramedic was a part of a SWAT team that had been called to a domestic situation.
The shootings occurred after officers responded to a call involving an armed man who had barricaded himself inside with family, including seven children between the ages of 2 and 15.
Officials said the family was able to leave the home safely.
Details on how the suspect died were not immediately released.
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