Mounds View police looking for ‘armed and dangerous’ shooting suspect

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Mounds View police asked for the public’s help Thursday night to find a man suspected in a shooting that injured another man.

The afternoon shooting led to a SWAT response, a search and “a shelter in place” issued.

Officers were called to the 2100 block of Buckingham Lane in Mounds View about 12:05 p.m. Thursday on a report that a male had just been shot and the suspect ran away. Officers found the victim with a gunshot wound to the leg, and he was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis for treatment.

Alex Robert Quevedo-Holmes (Courtesy of Mounds View Police Department)

The Minnesota State Patrol, New Brighton Department of Public Safety and the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office assisted Mounds View police with setting up a perimeter and searching.

Through the investigation, law enforcement identified the suspect as Alex Robert Quevedo-Holmes. The 20-year-old is about 6 feet 2 inches tall, 168 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes, according to Mounds View police.

Investigators are processing multiple scenes and found a firearm. Quevedo-Holmes hadn’t been located as of Thursday night and Police Chief Ben Zender said “he is considered armed and dangerous, so do not approach.” Police ask anyone who sees him to call 911.

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