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Published November 16, 2012, 09:26 PM

All-Clear Issued After Report of Shots at Minneapolis Building

Minneapolis police spent more than two hours Friday searching a downtown office building after a report of possible shots fired, but said they found no evidence of a shooting.

By: Amy Forliti, Associated Press

  • Police Outside a Building Leased by Target Corp.
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    Police investigate a report of shots fired at a building leased by Target Corp. on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2012 in Minneapolis. Police have given the all-clear after searching the office building on a report of possible shots fired. Officers searched for more than two hours after building security called 911 around 11 a.m. Friday. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Jim Gehrz)

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police spent more than two hours Friday searching a downtown office building after a report of possible shots fired, but said they found no evidence of a shooting.

Workers in the building were told to shelter in place while police conducted a floor-by-floor search. The building includes some offices of Target Corp.

Acting Chief Janee Harteau said an initial caller heard a popping sound. It was said to be coming from the 10th floor.

Police say a preliminary investigation showed that maintenance workers were using a construction tool on the upper floors that mimicked the sound of gunfire.

The building search came less than two months after a gunman fatally shot six people at a Minneapolis business after he was fired.

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