Prior Lake, Minn. Police Department
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. (KFGO/WCCO) – An hours-long armed standoff that prompted a shelter-in-place order ended with the arrest of a man Friday night in Prior Lake.
Police in Prior Lake responded around 1:20 p.m. on Friday to a Kwik Trip on Fish Point Road on a report that a man was digging through the business’s dumpster. When police tried to approach him, he assaulted an officer and tried to draw a hand gun.
The man fled on foot and allegedly broke into a nearby home. The family inside the home was able to leave unharmed as officers blocked off the neighborhood.
A shelter-in-place order was issued and several nearby homes were evacuated.
“We appreciate the public’s help in staying out of the area and all of the support they showed during this crisis,” Chief Steve Frazer said. “We are fortunate to have an ending where our officers and the suspect were not harmed. It’s the best possible outcome under the circumstances.”
Police have not identified the suspect or announced charges against him.
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