WINONA, Minn. – Police issued a shelter-in-place order for a major section of West Fifth Street after a reported assault and concern about an active shooter. The order was lifted about 8:30 p.m. – three hours after the assault was reported. In lifting the order, a police posting online acknowledged the lockdown was a mistake: “There was no active shooter.” People had been told to lock their doors and retreat to their basements or interior rooms. Details were sketchy, but a large Kwik Trip convenience store and fueling station is at 872 West Fifth Street – midway on the 14-block section of Fifth between Pelzer and Vila streets covered by the shelter-in-place order. Meanwhile, police confirmed they were looking for a white male, age 25, 6-foot-2, 180 pounds, with facial piercing, and wearing ripped black jeans and a bright floral shirt. Police said the man was last seen at 5:20 p.m., fleeing on foot in the area of Fifth and Junction streets — location of the Kwik Trip. A heavy police presence remained fromVila Street west to Pelzer streets and adjoining mostly residential blocks.
