WATCH: Newly released body camera video of Minneapolis police shootout with suspect

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ABC News (US) · collected 2026-09-18 · by ABC News

Quick Summary

Police in Minneapolis have released body camera footage showing a violent confrontation on September 17, 2026, where officers engaged in a shootout with a suspect inside an apartment building downtown. The video depicts the incident that resulted in two fatalities.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-20, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

On September 17, 2026, dramatic video footage from the City of Minneapolis showed two police officers being shot while pursuing a gunman who had earlier killed two people and wounded three others inside an apartment building. The shooter, identified as Carlton Johnson, ambushed Officer Joseph Michnowski and Officer Yahye Mahmed Ahmed on the ninth floor. Johnson was subsequently shot and killed by responding officers. The videos provide insight into the chaotic scene where residents were trapped within the building while police attempted to secure it.

Written for “Minneapolis Police Shootout” on 2026-10-04, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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Story

📰 Minneapolis Police Shootout
Crime & Law · 3 article(s) covering the same event. See how they differ ↓

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Toronto Star
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“Both articles describe the release of video footage capturing a deadly shootout between police and a suspect in Minneapolis on the same date, involving two killed individuals.”
The Independent
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 20% hedged 4 of 20 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe the same incident involving a gunman shooting police officers and civilians in an apartment building on the ninth floor.”

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Topics

Minneapolis

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Minneapolis GPE · 2×

Narrative

Newly released body camera video of Minneapolis police shootout with suspect Police have released new body camera video capturing an intense shootout between officers and a suspect inside a downtown apartment building in Minneapolis.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-20

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

Newly released body camera video of Minneapolis police shootout with suspect Police have released new body camera video capturing an intense shootout between officers and a suspect inside a downtown apartment building in Minneapolis. asserted
Police → release → Minneapolis
Two people were killed. asserted
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