Officers entered the high-rise apartment building, where they “encountered victims and heard additional gunfire,” Peterson said.Officers followed the sound of gunfire to an upper floor, where they encountered a haze that significantly limited their visibility, he said. It was not immediately clear what the haze was, he added. Four people with apparent gunshot wounds were taken to the hospital, where one died, and an additional person died at the scene, he said.The officers’ injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, police said. One of the wounded officers was shot in the leg, and the other was struck twice in the abdomen, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said. 01:51Frey said officers acted bravely and helped get people to hospitals and others to safety, “all while getting shot at themselves.”“But for their heroic work, the death toll would have been far higher,” he said.Aerial video from NBC affiliate KARE of Minneapolis showed a large police presence, including what appeared to be armored vehicles and SWAT-style officers.Julius Bailey was sitting outside his apartment building when he heard gunshots and saw a man he recognized as a resident of the building holding a pistol. Bailey told The Associated Press he heard a woman screaming and immediately started running away. He said he counted eight shots.Bailey said that he recognized the man holding the gun because he was someone who was known for showing off his weapon. Bailey said he has tried to avoid the man since moving into the building in June.“I could tell he was trouble,” he added.Chris Miller, who also lives in the apartment building, said he heard a rapid succession of gunshots and quickly ran outside to safety. He said he believed he knew who carried out the shooting and that he encountered someone in the hallway with a handgun earlier this week and reported that person to management.A KARE reporter said she spoke with multiple witnesses who saw people injured in the lobby of an apartment building. One resident said he got a call about the shooting from a friend. While he was trying to leave, the elevator stopped on a floor, and police told him he had to get out of the building. As he went through the lobby, he saw multiple people shot on the ground, KARE reported. Another witness said she was walking downstairs into the lobby when she heard gunshots and saw “somebody that was down.”She said she “just left the building immediately, because I knew what was happening, so I didn’t want to be involved in that.” “I heard lots of more shots. Once I was finally outside of the building, I probably heard 25 to 30 shots — because there were multiple officers who had went in and entered,” the woman told a KARE reporter.Sam Turner, who owns the Nicollet Diner nearby, said his restaurant’s security cameras picked up the sound of the shooting.“I pulled up the camera to the restaurant and there were cop cars everywhere,” he said. “You can’t see much, but you can hear the gunshots, about 30.”The city government told people to avoid the multiblock area of the city that includes Loring Park. It later said that the area was secure and that there was no further threat to the public.Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he was relieved that all the injured officers were expected to make a full recovery, and he thanked the first responders.“We’re keeping all of the victims in our prayers as more information about this tragic shooting unfolds,” Walz said on social media.Hennepin County Medical Center said it didn't have conditions available for the injured patients.Ellen Schmidt / APThe federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in St. Paul said it was responding to the scene.FBI Director Kash Patel also said that his agency was aware and that its personnel were responding. “We will offer any and all resources necessary to assist local authorities,” he said on X.