MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities shot and wounded a man outside a home in northeastern Minnesota after he was suspected of stabbing a toddler Tuesday night, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said the incident happened at about 5:30 p.m. at a residence in the city of Babbitt. Police responded to a report of a disturbance at the home, and when they arrived, the man was armed with a knife and came out of the home with a 3-year-old girl.
Officers called for back-up, then shot the suspect. The 27-year-old man and the girl were taken to a hospital in Ely. There was no immediate word on either of their conditions.
