CANNON FALLS, Minn. — Authorities in Goodhue County say a suspect accused of shooting a woman inside a Cannon Falls residence Wednesday died following an hours-long standoff with police.
In a statement from the Cannon Falls Police Department Wednesday evening, authorities said the suspect was confirmed dead inside the residence just after 5 p.m. On Thursday, the department posted an update to its Facebook page saying the suspect, a 25-year-old man, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head.
The victim, a 26-year-old woman, was immediately transferred to a hospital for treatment. Police said Thursday she has since been released with non-life-threatening injuries.
The incident began when Cannon Falls police were dispatched to a home just after 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, on reports that a female had been shot. Responding officers arrived to find the victim, a 26-year-old woman, bleeding from the head.
The suspected shooter remained inside the residence while officers and Goodhue County deputies established a perimeter around the home. Emergency response teams attempted to contact the suspect to get him to surrender peacefully, but after their attempts failed, a search warrant was executed to get access to the residence.
Police said a robot and drone were utilized to search for the suspect, who was ultimately found dead.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Crime Scene Unit helped local law enforcement process the scene and collect evidence until it was cleared at around 4:20 a.m. Thursday.
It's not yet clear what led up to the initial shooting.
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