UPDATE: Lockdown at Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin lifted
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AUSTIN, Minn. (KTTC) – UPDATE: The lockdown has been lifted.
Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin is under lockdown due to a law enforcement situation near the hospital.
According to the Austin Police Department, on Saturday at 10:18 a.m., officers responded to 1110 4th Ave NW on a firearms complaint. Officers did locate an adult male victim at that scene, with a gunshot wound. Officers spoke to the victim and provided aid until Mayo Ambulance and the Austin Fire Department arrived to take over patient care. The victim was transported from the scene by Mayo Ambulance.
Austin Police said this appears to be an isolated domestic event with no ongoing danger to the public.
A suspect, Denroy Ashan Jeffers 34 of Albert Lea, was later taken into custody in connection with this incident.The case is under investigation.
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