Man shot during alleged carjacking in Columbia Heights, Minnesota
Authorities are investigating a carjacking and subsequent shooting in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (FOX 9) - A man was hospitalized following an alleged carjacking and shooting in Columbia Heights, Minnesota early Tuesday morning.
At 1:12 a.m., officers with the Columbia Heights and Fridley police departments responded to the sounds of gunshots and a vehicle speeding away on the 4000 block of Washington Street Northeast, according to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office.
A short time later, officers located a man nearby who reported having been shot after the vehicle he was driving was stolen.
Allina EMS took the victim to a nearby hospital, where he is in stable condition, the sheriff’s office said.
No arrests have been made.
The incident remains under investigation.