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Suspect Who Fled Police In Brooklyn Park Still On The Lam

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. Authorities were not able to find a suspect Wednesday in Brooklyn Park after he fled from officers with a gun and attempted to break into another home.

The city's police department says officers responded Wednesday afternoon to domestic call at a home on the 8200 block of Brunswick Avenue. The suspect, identified as 34-year-old Andrew Johnson, ran off with a gun. He tried to kick in the door of a neighboring home and threatened to shoot the homeowner.

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(credit: Brooklyn Center Police)

While officers from several agencies, including a Brooklyn Park SWAT team and a Minnesota State Patrol helicopter, spent hours searching for Johnson, he has yet to be found. However, authorities say they did recover the gun he was carrying.

Johnson is described as a bald Black man with a mustache/goatee standing roughly 5-feet, 5-inches tall and weighing 170 pounds. He was captured on surveillance footage on the 8100 block of Douglas Court North wearing dark pants and no shirt.

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(credit: Brooklyn Park Police Department)

Anyone who sees Johnson is advised to avoid eye contact and call 911 immediately.

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