2 Dead and 4 Injured After Man Drives His Car Through Restaurant Patio in Minnesota

2 Dead and 4 Injured After Man Drives His Car Through Restaurant Patio in Minnesota
Police are shown at the scene where a car drove into the patio seating area of Park Tavern in St. Louis Park, Minn., on Sept. 1, 2024. Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP
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ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn.—A man drove his car through a restaurant patio where a group of medical workers were celebrating in a Minneapolis suburb on Sunday, killing two people and injuring at least four, police and hospital officials said.

Surveillance footage captured a man, whom police did not name, driving into the outdoor patio of the Park Tavern in St. Louis Park, a city immediately west of Minneapolis. The footage shows the man entering the restaurant parking lot on Sunday evening but not going inside. He attempted to park, then drove into the outdoor patio, police said.