Man shot in movie theater near Twin Cities

Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff
Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff

(Oakdale, MN) -- Police in Oakdale are looking for the person who shot a man inside a movie theater Tuesday night.

A sheriff's deputy says the man interrupted the movie. Witnesses say they heard screaming and someone yelling, "Get out, get out now," before police arrived.

Officers found a 23-year-old man inside the theater with apparent gunshot wounds. Police evacuated the theater to search for a suspect who they say ran off after the shooting.

The wounded man was taken to the hospital and there's no word on his condition.