BCA investigating gunfire exchange between man, police in Bloomington

BCA investigating gunfire exchange between man, police in Bloomington

BCA investigating gunfire exchange between man, police in Bloomington

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is investigating a use-of-force incident early Friday morning.

According to the Bloomington Police Department (BPD), officers from the Richfield Police Department responded to a suicide threat at a home on the 8700 block of 12th Avenue South in Bloomington.

Bloomington police said this was due to their officers being occupied with other calls for service.

Shortly after arriving on the scene Bloomington police said there was an exchange of gunfire with a male in crisis and Richfield Officers. BPD said the emergency response unit was called afterward and negotiators communicated with the man by telephone.

At 4:00 a.m., the man, identified by police as 36-year-old Andrew James Maxwell of Bloomington, was taken into custody without incident. He is being held at the Bloomington Police Department pending charges.

No injuries were reported by Bloomington police.

The BCA is investigating the officers involved shooting.