Brooklyn Center PD investigating double fatal shooting

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. —  Brooklyn Center police are investigating what may be a murder-suicide near a shopping center Monday.

WCCO’s Reg Chapman is at the scene where witnesses say a couple was inside the store off Shingle Creek Drive and got into an argument and walked outside. Witnesses say the man shot the woman and then shot himself. 

Police are going through a car in the parking lot and a tent is set up where it’s believed the bodies of the two deceased are located.

The police department has confirmed that two adults with gunshot wounds were found dead, one inside a vehicle and the other outside a vehicle. A handgun was recovered at the scene. 

Police say the incident does not appear random and no arrests have been made. 

This is a developing situation, so check back for updates.  

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