Overview
- Officers attempted a traffic stop near South Street and Sixth Avenue South when the driver fled and officers later located the vehicle.
- An officer approaching the driver's side unintentionally fired one shot that struck the car’s tire.
- Police said no one was in or near the vehicle and no bystanders were hit by the round.
- The driver ran from the scene, fell over a fence, was found injured and was taken to a local hospital.
- The Inver Grove Heights Police Department said the driver will face charges and that it has opened its standard review to determine whether officers followed policy.