Gunfire shatters north Minneapolis day care center's windows following Santa visit, police say
MINNEAPOLIS — No one was hurt after gunfire shattered classroom windows at a day care Tuesday evening in Minneapolis, according to police.
Officers responded to the sound of shots fired at 5:16 p.m. on the 3300 block of Penn Avenue North at New Horizon Academy.
A man was seen taking off on foot and was taken into custody without incident. Police say it is unclear if he was involved in the shooting. A gun was also recovered nearby.
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According to day care staff, children had just left the damaged classroom before the shooting, but many were still in the building following a visit from Santa.
Police say they think the gunfire came from an alley located behind the day care about a block away.
Police are still investigating and looking for at least another suspect.
New Horizon released the following statement:
"At around 5:00 p.m. an isolated incident occurred in our community that impacted our school. There was stray gunfire that led to shattered windows in one of our preschool classrooms on the second floor of our building. There were no children or staff in the classroom at the time of the incident. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Our director immediately alerted authorities. Today, children are safely participating in daily learning activities with their early childhood educators.
"The safety and security of the children in our care and our early childhood educators is our utmost priority. We use the latest in security monitoring technology, including video surveillance of the property and classrooms and secured entrances."
