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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | MINNEAPOLIS BODY-CAMERA RECORDINGS SHOW DEADLY APARTMENT ATTACK THAT WOUNDED TWO OFFICERS
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 19, 2026). Newly released body-camera recordings are providing the most detailed public account yet of a deadly September 2 shooting inside a Minneapolis apartment building that left two residents dead, several other people injured and two police officers wounded.
The recordings show officers entering the building amid a rapidly unfolding emergency as residents called 911, sheltered inside apartments and attempted to direct police toward the gunfire.
Minneapolis police identified the gunman as Carlton Johnson. Authorities said the violence began when Johnson shot a woman believed to be the mother of his child. He then moved through the building and encountered responding officers.
Body-camera footage shows Johnson firing from a hallway and striking Officer Joseph Michnowski. Officer Yahye Mahmed Ahmed was wounded during another exchange as officers continued pursuing Johnson through the building.
Police said Johnson later traveled to the ninth floor, where two residents were killed. Officers ultimately shot and killed Johnson.
Investigators have not publicly determined whether the ninth-floor victims were deliberately targeted or encountered by Johnson as the attack continued.
The recordings and accompanying emergency calls document residents hiding in fear while officers attempted to locate the shooter, assist wounded people and secure multiple floors of the building.
The case is also drawing scrutiny because of Johnson’s reported history of threatening behavior. Residents had sought a restraining order, and authorities investigated allegations involving weapons and threats in June. That investigation did not produce criminal charges before the September attack.
The release does not close the investigation. Minneapolis authorities must still complete the administrative and criminal reviews associated with officers’ use of deadly force, while questions remain about whether earlier warning signs could have prompted additional intervention.
The recordings were released by the City of Minneapolis and independently reviewed in reporting by The Associated Press.
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