Minneapolis SWAT team, negotiators working to end apartment standoff

MINNEAPOLIS – Negotiators are still working Thursday morning to safely end a standoff situation that began Wednesday night in Minneapolis.

Police say officers responded to reports of gunfire at an apartment building on the 900 block of 21st Avenue South at about 9:34 p.m. – and arrived to the sound of more gunfire.

Officers from all over Minneapolis were soon called in to help evacuate nearby residents from the area.

Police say the “focus is now on one individual inside an apartment,” and they are asking for people to stay away from the area. There were no reported injuries as of late Wednesday night.

Check back for more updates in this developing story.