Carjacking Suspect Fatally Shot by Police in Mounds View

MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. (AP) _ Police in a Minneapolis suburb say an armed carjacking suspect was fatally shot by officers who encountered him in a liquor store.

Authorities say police responded to a call of shots fired in Mounds View Sunday about 7:15 p.m.

While responding to that call, officers got another call about an armed robbery in the parking lot of a nearby Aldi store. Police found a victim who said a man pointed a gun at him and forced him to drive to a liquor store.

The armed man ran inside the store and the employees ran outside. Police say officers entered the store, encountered the man and fired their weapons, striking the suspect.