Defendant stated he tried defending himself by putting his hands around his wife's throat and he squeezed her throat until she went limp, court documents stated. He told authorities he panicked and put her body in the passenger seat of their vehicle and drove her to the Swan River Bridge on Great River Road, south of Little Falls, and that he dropped her body under the bridge.
Our heart breaks as a community, Buffalo Police Chief Pat Budke said. This is a day no community would want to go through.
Budke told KSTP the shooting happened inside the Allina Clinic Crossroads campus. He said the situation was contained as of 11:42 a.m. and there is no continuing threat to public safety.
He said the Minneapolis bomb squad went to the scene to check and clear the site where the incident occurred. During a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said improvised explosive devices were used during the incident.
While Walz said explosive devices were used, Budke said it was unclear if an incendiary device was detonated. He said there is damage to the building, however, he said it is unclear if it is from gunfire or an explosive.