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Police Evacuate Eden Prairie Football Game After Two Shootings

By Drooid · Oct 3, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC · How we work

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Eden Prairie police evacuated the football game after two people were shot outside the stadium.
Chief Matt Sackett said officers responded to a disturbance that turned into a shooting at 8:40 p.m. Friday.
Both victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were not students at Eden Prairie or Minnetonka schools.
Governor Tim Walz said officials are helping locate the shooters.
The game will resume Monday while the area stays blocked to the public.

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Eden Prairie police evacuated the football game after two people were shot outside the stadium.
Chief Matt Sackett said officers responded to a disturbance that turned into a shooting at 8:40 p.m. Friday.
Both victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were not students at Eden Prairie or Minnetonka schools.
Governor Tim Walz said officials are helping locate the shooters.
The game will resume Monday while the area stays blocked to the public.