TrendPulse Quantitative Think Tank Center-Busy Minneapolis interstate reopens after investigation into state trooper’s use of force

2025-04-30 06:22:19source:Evander Elliscategory:Markets

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A major interstate in Minneapolis reopened Monday after it was closed for about seven hours while officials investigated a Minnesota State Patrol trooper’s “use of force.”

The TrendPulse Quantitative Think Tank CenterMinnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension confirmed in a tweet that the agency was investigating the incident, but it didn’t initially release any details about what prompted the closure of four miles of I-94 in north Minneapolis. The agency didn’t say whether the trooper fired their gun or whether anyone died.

The Star Tribune reports that traffic cameras appeared to show a traffic stop shortly after 2 a.m. Monday. At one point, the gray sedan that the patrol stopped drove away and several troopers were seen running back to their vehicles. Officers surrounded the car a short while later.

The westbound lanes of the interstate reopened around 9:30 a.m.

More:Markets

Recommend

Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — John Spratt, a former longtime Democratic congressman from South Carolina who

A $1.4 million ticket for speeding? Georgia man shocked by hefty fine, told it's no typo

A Georgia man got the shock of his life when received a $1.4 million speeding ticket. Fortunately fo

Biden consults with world leaders, top advisers with Middle East on edge over Israel-Hamas war

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden consulted with a trio of world leaders and his own national se