Police Investigating Possible Shooting After Vehicle Window Shattered at Inver Grove Heights Gas Station
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA - Police are investigating a possible shooting after a vehicle’s rear window was shattered while the driver was stopped at a gas station in Inver Grove Heights.
According to the Inver Grove Heights Police Department, officers were called at approximately 8:50 p.m. to the Holiday Gas Station at 6976 Cahill Avenue for a report of a weapons-related incident. The caller told police that the rear window of his vehicle had been shot out while he was parked at one of the gas pumps. In a post on Facebook, the victim of the incident reported that they were cleaning their windshield when the bullet went through their back window, but that they were okay.
When officers arrived, they located evidence consistent with a shattered vehicle window that police said may have been caused by a bullet impact. No injuries were reported. As part of the investigation, the vehicle was towed from the gas station to the Inver Grove Heights Police Department's evidence garage, where investigators will conduct additional processing and examine the vehicle for evidence. Police have also requested surveillance video from the Holiday gas station. Investigators plan to review the footage to determine what happened and gather additional information about the incident.
Authorities have not announced whether investigators have identified a suspect or determined where the possible gunfire originated. No arrests have been made.
The Inver Grove Heights Police Department said the case remains an active and ongoing investigation and that no additional information is available for release at this time. Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that could assist investigators is asked to contact the Inver Grove Heights Police Department Crime Tip Line at 651-450-2530.
Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
Map showing the location of the shooting at the Holiday Gas Station.
Written by: Will Wight
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