Crime & Safety
'Shelter In Place' Alert Mistakenly Sent Metro-Wide
The alert was sent to phones just before 11 a.m. Tuesday. It was intended for the Roseville area only, authorities said.
TWIN CITIES, MN — Residents across the Twin Cities metro area mistakenly received an emergency alert reporting a shelter-in-place due to a homicide suspect on the loose. The alert was intended for the Roseville area only, authorities said.
The suspect has since been arrested, according to the Roseville Police Department.
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"Shelter in place — Homicide suspect at large," read the first alert sent just before 11 a.m. The suspect was described as a 17-year-old white male.
A second alert sent at about 11:15 a.m. said the shelter-in-place was "for Roseville area only. Area Hwy 36/Snelling to Larpenteure/Victoria."
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To the residents of Minneapolis who received an alert on their phone to shelter in place this morning- The concern is localized to the Roseville area. Minneapolis residents do not need to be concerned at this time. #minneapolis #publicsafety
— Minneapolis Police (@MinneapolisPD) October 25, 2022
At about 11:30 a.m., a third alert was sent metro-wide, announcing that the homicide suspect had been found and arrested.
"Ramsey County deeply apologizes for the confusion and disruption this morning’s alerts caused throughout the metro region," the county said in a news release.
"Ramsey County will continue to investigate this issue in the days ahead to identify the cause of the issue and prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future."
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