Metro State University lockdown prompted by man firing shots at his mother

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Metropolitan State University in St. Paul was locked down Thursday afternoon when a man fired a gun in the area, police said.

A man fired shots toward his mother in the area of Sixth Street and Maria Avenue about 12:30 p.m., said Sgt. Toy Vixayvong. Neither she nor others in the area were injured.

Police asked the university to lock down during the police search for the suspect, who they found and took into custody, Vixayvong said.

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