A Hopkins man is facing four felony charges after he allegedly threatened to “shoot up” UnitedHealthcare’s Minnetonka headquarters.
A criminal complaint says police were dispatched to the UnitedHealthcare building around 10:55 a.m. Monday after the FBI reported “being in real-time contact with a suspect manifesting intent to enter and ‘shoot up’ corporate facilities.”
According to the complaint:
The FBI said the suspect identified himself as Ian Stanley Wagner, who said he was parked in a corporate parking lot with a loaded firearm.
Minnetonka police knew Wagner had a history of engaging in harassing behavior and mental health challenges. When police arrived at the scene, they found Wagner sitting inside a parked Volkswagen. Law enforcement contacted eight nearby buildings and told them to go into lockdown status as an FBI negotiator began speaking with Wagner.
Large law enforcement response including FBI, SWAT and bomb squad in Minnetonka near United Health Care.
Reportedly started as an armed male demanding a large sum of money.
A shelter in place went out for nearby buildings.Male now in custody as of a few minutes ago, gun… pic.twitter.com/ZAga6VTK3L
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Wagner eventually surrendered to law enforcement without incident at approximately 11:45 a.m. In his vehicle, police found a .38 caliber revolver with five rounds of live ammunition in the cylinder and a baggie containing 16 additional rounds—both on the front passenger seat.
In a recorded 911 call from Monday morning, Wagner told a 911 dispatcher that he would be firing into the UnitedHealthcare building if the criminal charges against him in other cases were not dropped.
“Do you want an evacuation on the news?” he allegedly said.
Wagner has an open felony case in Hennepin County and an open misdemeanor case in St. Louis County. He also has a prior conviction for felony threats of violence, and is therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition.
He is facing felony charges on illegal firearm possession and threats of violence in the UnitedHealthcare case.
Minnetonka Police Department and the FBI's statement regarding today's incident at United Healthcarehttps://t.co/YrHtfLHkVm pic.twitter.com/WcQdsb7nfm
— Minnetonka Police Department (@mtkapd) April 14, 2025
Minnetonka police said in a statement Monday that there was “currently no indication” that Wagner “had specific grievances against UnitedHealthcare.”
The company’s former CEO, Brian Thompson, was stalked and murdered by Luigi Mangione in New York City in December. The Department of Justice announced earlier this month that it will pursue the death penalty for Mangione.
Anthony Gockowski
Anthony Gockowski is Editor-in-Chief of Alpha News. He previously worked as an editor for The Minnesota Sun and Campus Reform, and wrote for the Daily Caller.
