GoKawiilMinnesota Twins used visitor-management software to alert staff during nearby shooting
On September 2, roughly 40 minutes before Target Field opened for a Twins-Tigers game, a shooting nine blocks away in downtown Minneapolis left three people dead and six injured, including law enforcement officers. The team's director of security used a newly adopted visitor management platform to notify employees of the emergency within minutes of the incident.
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The incident highlights how venues hosting large public gatherings increasingly rely on digital security tools to coordinate rapid internal communication during fast-moving emergencies nearby. It suggests sports organizations are treating visitor-management technology not just for access control but as part of broader crisis-response infrastructure, though the full scope of the response and any further security changes are not detailed here.
- A shooting near Target Field killed three and injured six, including officers, shortly before a Twins game.
- The team's security director used a visitor management platform to quickly alert staff of the danger.
- The case illustrates growing use of digital tools for emergency notification at sports venues.
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-10-15
Published there as: “How the Minnesota Twins kept fans safe during a recent nearby shooting”
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