ST PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul police are looking for a suspect who fired at least one shot towards officers Monday evening.
Police responded to a report of a suspicious person around 6 p.m. on the 900 block of Algonquin Ave.
According to officers, a woman had reported hearing sawing noises and told 911 operators she saw someone looking through her vehicle's trunk.
When police arrived on scene, they were unable to positively identify the suspect, so they tried to detain him. The suspect resisted, and the two officers and suspect started to scuffle. The suspect broke free from the officers, pulled a gun and shot at the officers.
At least one of the officers returned fire, but no one was struck in the incident, police said.
Police chased the suspect after he ran from the scene, but they were unable to catch him.
In a press release, officers say another armed carjacking was reported in the area of Stillwater Ave. East and Hazel St. North. Police are still trying to figure out if the same suspect was involved in both incidents.
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is handling part of the investigation, and the officers have been placed on administrative leave per standard procedure.
