Minneapolis Shoreline Plaza Shooting

September 2, 2026 mass shooting at Shoreline Plaza.

September 2, 2026 · Shoreline Plaza, Minneapolis, MN

A gunman opened fire at Shoreline Plaza, 15 E Grant Street in downtown Minneapolis, on September 2, 2026, leaving two people dead and prompting a multi-agency law enforcement response that drew Minneapolis Police, Robbinsdale Police, U.S. Marshal agents, and federal officers to the block. Three MPD officers were injured in the response, two of them shot after entering the active shooting situation; four civilians were transported to hospital, one of whom later died, while a second person was pronounced dead at the location. The shooter, identified in subsequent reports as Carlton Neal Johnson II, had a documented history of violent threats involving a firearm and had been engaged in eviction proceedings at the time of the attack. Later that day, Mayor Jacob Frey and Interim Minneapolis Police Chief Bill Peterson addressed reporters at City Hall, with Frey crediting officers for limiting the death toll and Peterson reading a prepared statement before fielding questions.