MN: Suspect arrested after reportedly shooting officer

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minneapolis police say they’ve arrested a 43-year-old man after the early morning wounding of an officer who investigators believe was shot because he was a member of the police force.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that the man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of violating his probation, burglary and aggravated domestic assault.

Assistant police chief Matt Clark says any connection to the shooting early Saturday is still under investigation.

According to police, the officer and his partner had just handled a burglary and domestic assault call and were standing by their squad car at around 5 a.m. when someone shot the officer. His partner drove him to a hospital, where he is in fair condition.

Police say the woman who made the 911 call reporting the apparent burglary and domestic assault was known to the man.

Chief Janee Harteau has met with the officer and his family at the hospital.

Mayor Betsy Hodges called the shooting a “cowardly act.

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