Last night as we were getting ready to go to sleep I noticed that a helicopter had been circling overhead for a while. It was circling large swaths around Highway 62 and France Ave, just a few blocks from our house. Tammy found out via NextDoor what as up, and we quickly heard what turned out to be a mugging attempt that turned into a shooting at Fairview Southdale. We later learned the victim survived despite a gunshot to the head, but the suspect fled on foot and was “at large”. The helicopter was searching. The police asked everyone to leave their exterior lights on which we did. They didn’t catch the suspect, and still haven’t.
EDINA: CONFIRMED SHOOTING outside Southdale Medical Center, 6545 France Ave. S. - A male victim was shot in the head while in the west ramp, on the 2nd level. The hospital is in lockdown and several roads around the hospital have been shut down. pic.twitter.com/SkseYZKHrw
— TC Crime Watch (@TCCrimeWatch) September 15, 2020
Links to local news coverage:
- Edina’s Fairview Southdale Hospital locked down, roads closed after doctor shot in parking lot; suspect on the loose | Star Tribune
- Reward Offered To Find Gunman Who Shot Doctor In Head Outside M Health Fairview Southdale – WCCO | CBS Minnesota
- Doctor released from hospital after attempted robbery, shooting in Southdale Hospital parking ramp
- Search for suspect underway after Edina hospital parking lot shooting
- Minneapolis St. Paul News, Weather, Traffic, Sports | Minneapolis, Minnesota | kare11.com
- Reward offered for capture of man who shot doctor during attempted robbery outside Edina hospital | Star Tribune