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MPD arrest three juveniles in connection with shots fired outside MPS headquarters

Officers on the scene were able to locate one of the two vehicles — a stolen Kia — which was operated by four male juveniles, police say.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police announced three arrests have been made in connection with a drive-by shooting that occurred Monday night outside Minneapolis Public Schools headquarters.

Multiple staff members from MPS said they were in a courtyard when several shots were fired Monday afternoon, the district later adding that a café window had been shattered at the Davis Education and Service Center.

Officers on the scene were able to locate one of the two vehicles — a stolen Kia — they believed to have been involved in the incident. The four juvenile boys, who authorities said were inside the vehicle, fled from officers. Police engaged in a pursuit before stopping briefly near an occupied school bus "out of concern" for the students.

A short time later, according to police, the stolen Kia was spotted again near Lyndale and 25th Avenues North. MPD said all four juveniles then fled the scene on foot. 

Minneapolis police Chief Brian O'Hara, who also responded to the scene, ended up running down one of the suspects and arresting them in the process.

As of Tuesday evening, MPD said it had arrested three of the four suspects and booked them into the Juvenile Detention Center for "weapons-related charges."

“These juveniles are a danger to themselves and to anyone who happens to be around them," said police Chief O'Hara in a press release from MPD on Tuesday. "For the past year, they have been allowed to continue to wreak havoc in our neighborhoods with no recourse and no consequences. 

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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