BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) – Several people were shot at a Minnesota health clinic on Tuesday and someone was taken into custody later, police said.
The shooting took place at an Allina clinic in Buffalo, a city of about 15,000 people about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Minneapolis, Kelly Prestidge, manager of the Buffalo Police Department, told the Associated Press.
Prestidge said a person was arrested, but she did not know if it was the sniper. She also said she had no further information about the attack, including how many people were shot or whether anyone was killed.
Police Chief Pat Budke told KSTP TV station that the shooting took place on the Allina Clinic Crossroads campus. He said the situation was contained shortly before noon and that there was no longer any threat to public safety.
FBI spokesman Kevin Smith said the agency’s bomb technicians were on their way to the scene, but he was unable to confirm media reports of a possible bomb or explosion at the clinic.
Members of the alcohol, tobacco and firearms enforcement group and special agents from the state’s Department of Criminal Seizure also came to the scene, agency spokesmen said.
The helicopter news, almost two hours after the attack, showed no activity at the clinic, but at least three shattered glass windows could be seen outside the clinic.
The Midwest Medical Examiners Office, which handles cases in Wright County, did not comment on whether it had sent someone to the scene.
A spokesman for the state Department of Public Health said he did not immediately know whether the clinic was administering COVID-19 vaccines. An Allina spokesperson referred all questions to the Buffalo police and Wright County sheriff’s office.