67 year old suspect identified in shooting at Allina Clinic Crossroads in Buffalo; 1 dead, 4 injured.
One person is in custody in connection to a shooting that killed one person and injured four others at a Buffalo, Minnesota clinic.
Sixty-seven-year-old Gregory P. Ulrich, from Buffalo, is currently being held in the Wright County Jail. Law enforcement says Ulrich is no stranger to them, as they have handled “several calls” involving Ulrich since 2003.
Hennepin County Medical Center confirmed Tuesday evening that one of the victims that was transported to the hospital has died.
“Our heart breaks as a community,” Buffalo Police Chief Pat Budke said. “This is a day no community would want to go through.”
Budke told KSTP the shooting happened inside the Allina Clinic Crossroads campus. He said the situation was contained as of 11:42 a.m. and there is no continuing threat to public safety.
Budke added that there are victims, although “we don’t know of any fatalities right now.”
He said the Minneapolis bomb squad is heading to the scene to check and clear the site where the incident occurred. During a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said “improvised explosive devices” were used during the incident.
While Walz said explosive devices were used, Budke said it was unclear if an incendiary device was detonated. He said there is damage to the building, however, he said it is unclear if it is from gunfire or an explosive.
ABC News spoke to Ulrich’s brother, Richard, who hadn’t heard the news at the time and said he hadn’t talked to his brother in a few months. Richard Ulrich added that his brother had back surgery a couple years ago and was put on opioids, which he believes led his brother to do what he did at the clinic.
According to a conditional release order connected to a 2018 restraining order violation, Gregory P. Ulrich was banned from entering
Allina Clinic and Buffalo Hospital. He was also not allowed to have contact with a doctor at the clinic.
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