31-Year-Old Man Arrested After Concerning Incident With Gun at Rochester Kwik Trip

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Police responded to the report of a concerning incident involving a gun at a Rochester Kwik Trip store. 

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Rochester Police Department Communications Coordinator Amanda Grayson said the incident occurred around 4:30 Saturday afternoon. 

Officers later found and arrested the suspect. 

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Rochester Police Find Stolen Gun After Investigating Report of Armed Man's Alarming Comment at South Broadway Kwik Trip

Grayson says officers responded to the Kwik Trip at 933 South Broadway on the report of a man, who had a handgun, “behaving strangely and making an alarming comment.” 

Police later identified the man as 31-year-old Brandon Becker. Grayson says officers apprehended Becker around 5 p.m. Saturday. 

The police report indicates officers found a handgun that had been reported stolen in Becker’s hotel room. Police did not say which hotel Becker was staying at. 

Grayson says Becker was arrested on suspicion of Threats of Violence and Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm.