Woman Arrested Following Report Of Parent Chasing Child In Woodbury; 2 Children Hospitalized

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities in the east metro are investigating an incident early Wednesday morning that ended with two children hurt and a woman in custody.

John Altman, the police commander for Woodbury Public Safety, says officers responded around 12:46 a.m. to the 400 block of Lake View Alcove on a report of a parent chasing a child. Further 911 calls reported screaming in the area.

At the scene, officers found the initial 911 caller and a child believed to be around 6 years old. They also found another child, believed to be younger than 6, lying in the street unresponsive.

Both of the children were brought to Regions Hospital for treatment. The younger child, a girl, is likely in critical condition, Altman said. The older child, a boy, suffered bruising and possibly a broken wrist, neighbors said.

Authorities also encountered a woman who is believed to be the suspect. She was taken into custody. Neighbors say she is the children’s mother. No other suspects are being sought, police say.

Neighbor Muna Abdi said that she intervened in the situation, trying to help the children. “I tried to protect him from her,” she said. “I tried to talk to her to calm the situation down.”

Investigators are speaking to witnesses and trying to determine exactly what happened. Altman says police are in the process of obtaining a search warrant to see if anything happened inside a home.

Woodbury PD on scene after neighbor called to report a child being chased by a parent.We’re told officers arrived to 400-block lake view alcove,found 1 child w/ a neighbor,1 unresponsive in street.Both believed to be 6 & under. Adult female in custody.BCA investigators on scene. pic.twitter.com/6PUV7bjy75
— Shayla Reaves (@wccoshayla) May 26, 2021