Minnesota State Fair Shooting Being Investigated

The number of victims in the shooting was not immediately known, and the police did not say if a suspect had been arrested. Witnesses on social media described a chaotic scene outside the annual event, which set an attendance record on Sunday with nearly 250,000 visitors.

The police said they were also investigating a crash in the area involving a pedestrian. It was unclear if the shooting and the crash were related.

A witness told KARE 11, a Minneapolis-St. Paul station, that he heard several shots, followed by a pause and then more shots.

“It was all extremely quick and panicked,” the witness said. “We just got out as fast as we could.”