One dead, four wounded, suspect Gregory Ulrich taken into custody after being shot at the Minnesota health clinic

A man was taken into custody on Tuesday after a shooting at a Minnesota health clinic that left one person dead and four others injured, according to police and hospital officials. The shooting took place at the Allina Health clinic in the city of Buffalo.

A representative from Hennepin Healthcare said the victim transported to the hospital died Tuesday night. The deceased victim has not been identified. One victim was discharged from the hospital and three others are in critical but stable condition, according to North Memorial Health.

Wright County Sheriff Sean Deringer identified the suspect as 67-year-old Gregory Paul Ulrich, a long-time resident of Buffalo with a history of contact with the police. Urlich is currently in custody at Wright County Jail, according to CBS Minnesota. Buffalo police chief Pat Budke said he believed Ulrich shot the facility or someone inside it because he has a history of being dissatisfied with the health care he received.

Deringer said the police received a call to 911 stating that someone was shooting at the clinic at 10:54 am and responded to what he called a “horrible-looking scene”. Helicopter images showed broken windows in front of the building.

Deringer said the response teams evacuated the injured victims and took the suspect into custody. A suspicious package was found in the corner of the building’s lobby, and Minneapolis Police bomb technicians responded to help with the investigation.

Deringer said investigators found that Ulrich was staying at a Super 8 motel in Buffalo. Police officers searched his room and discovered “additional suspicious devices” and evacuated the motel, Deringer said. He added that the department was in the process of executing additional search warrants.

Budke said investigators are working to reconstruct the suspect’s last few hours before the shooting.

“We believe that Mr. Ulrich acted alone, so a sigh of relief perhaps for us in the police community, and our community as a whole, we are not looking for any additional suspects,” said Deringer.

Deringer said Ulrich “knows the police well” and has had a series of disagreements with the police since 2003.

Budke was thrilled at times during the press conference, describing the small community as a family.

“Our hearts break as a community,” said Budke. “This is a day that no community would like to go through.”

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey tweeted, “There is an unspeakable depravity in doing harm to those who work to heal us.”

Congressman Tom Emmer, a Minnesota Republican whose district includes Buffalo, tweeted that he is praying for the clinic’s staff and patients. “My team and I are in contact with Allina’s team and we hope that this horrible situation will come to a quick and peaceful resolution,” said Emmer.