Story highlights Police official says detectives are investigating to see if there is link between burglary and shooting

Wounded police officer is in fair condition and "doing well," assistant chief says

Minneapolis officer "just happened to be the one who was there," police chief says

(CNN) A Minneapolis police officer was shot Saturday morning, and Police Chief Janee Harteau said "there is little doubt that an officer was the intended target."

The wounded officer was one of two who had just finished responding to a reported burglary when he was shot just before 5 a.m. (6 a.m. ET), Minneapolis police said in a statement. His partner promptly drove him to North Memorial Medical Center.

Assistant Police Chief Matt Clark told reporters Saturday afternoon that the officer, who was standing outside his car, was "doing well and is in fair condition."

A man was arrested in connection with the burglary and a reported domestic assault, Clark said. Police took 43-year-old Andrew Neal, who is suspected of violating his probation, into custody.

Detectives are investigating whether there is a link between the domestic violence report, the burglary and the shooting, the assistant chief said.

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