US: Officer wounded, suspect dead after Minnesota shooting

A gunman has died and a police officer was seriously wounded after a shooting in suburban Minneapolis, authorities said Wednesday.Officers in Roseville responded to a report of shots fired around 730 pm Tuesday, the police department said in a statement.

A gunman has died and a police officer was seriously wounded after a shooting in suburban Minneapolis, authorities said Wednesday.

Officers in Roseville responded to a report of shots fired around 7:30 pm Tuesday, the police department said in a statement. The suspect, 53, shot at police and neighbouring homes, striking an officer, authorities said.

The officer was taken to a hospital for a serious gunshot wound, police said.

The suspect was also transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. It wasn't immediately clear whether the man was fatally wounded in the shooting, which is under investigation.

Roseville is a Twin Cities suburb located about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Minneapolis.