One dead after reported shooting at apartment complex in Brooklyn Park

Police say one person is dead and another person is in custody after a reported shooting Monday afternoon in Brooklyn Park.

According to Brooklyn Park Police Inspector Elliot Faust, officers were called to an apartment complex near North 74th and Zane avenues just after 2 p.m. on a report of an active shooter and someone possibly shot.

Squads from several agencies started arriving at the complex a short time later, and multiple SWAT units were also spotted coming to the complex during the afternoon.

Faust said the scene was “very chaotic” when officers arrived but someone flagged them down, saying someone needed help inside. They then found the victim who was deceased.

Police had blocked off the area and searched for the suspect, who ran away from the scene. However, Faust said officers learned the suspect’s whereabouts a short time later and arrested him at a different location. A gun was also recovered at that time.

“Now it’s just a matter of trying to figure out why this happened,” Faust said.

Investigators believe the suspect and victim were acquainted somehow but officers are still trying to figure out how exactly they knew each other.

No other details have been released at this time and the investigation is ongoing.