Who is Gregory Paul Ulrich? Minnesota gunman critically injures 5 people, sets off explosives at Allina clinic

Officials believe that Ulrich worked alone and are not looking for any additional suspects in the case

UPDATED FEB 10, 2021

A male caller had reported the shooting at Allina Health Clinic and claimed that multiple explosives had gone off in the facility, with 1 officer claiming that they did 'see evidence of that' (Getty Images)

BUFFALO, MINNESOTA: A mass shooting had occurred at a Minnesota health clinic on Tuesday morning leading to five people getting shot, leaving them critically wounded. Reportedly, at least one bomb had gone off inside the facility as gathered from authorities, officials and preliminary emergency dispatch audio. The police responded at close to 11 am local time and arrived at the clinic located 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis.

According to a report in New York Post, Wright County spokesman John Holler said that at least five victims were injured during this shooting, He did not confirm regarding a bomb going off at this point, but did say that the gunman was taken into custody shortly before noon.

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It was a male caller who reported the shooting and claimed that multiple explosives had gone off in the facility, with one officer claiming that they did "see evidence of that.”

Who is Gregory Paul Ulrich?

Gregory Paul Ulrich was identified as the suspect involved in the shooiting. The 67-year-old shot five people and also set off explosives at the clinic. The police claimed that Ulrich was “very familiar” to local law enforcement. Chief Pat Budke informed reporters, "There is no information at this point that leads us to believe there is any nexus with any type of domestic terrorism. We are very familiar with the suspect."

A general view of the damaged exterior windows of the Allina Health Clinic where a shooting took place on February 9, 2021 in Buffalo, Minnesota. (Getty Images)

The officers also believe that Ulrich worked alone and hence are not looking for any additional suspects in the case.

Reporting the initial scene that the officials saw, one of them claimed over the radio that "Glass shattered all across". During a press briefing, the Minnesota Governor Tim Walz revealed that the explosives that were found were “improvised explosive devices”. He then added, "At this time it appears like it was a single individual and again too early to tell motives or reasons why or discuss in a little more detail."

A Wright County Sheriff's vehicle blocks the road outside the Allina Health Clinic where a shooting took place on February 9, 2021 in Buffalo, Minnesota. (Getty Images)

Some of the media reports claimed that there were as many as nine victims and and many of them were critically injured. The report also revealed that there wwere three bombs at the incident site of which only two of them had detonated. Three victims ofthe shooting had been admitted at North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, located 35 miles away near Minneapolis.