Minneapolis police officers have identified the man who opened fire on two cops just after they were honored at a swearing-in ceremony at the New Hope City Hall Monday night.

Officials say that 69-year-old Raymond Kmetz shot and wounded two new cops before he himself was shot and killed by other police officers on the premise, reports USA Today.

The shooting took place just as a City Council meeting was ending in the Minneapolis suburb of New Hope. Officials say a group of officers was exiting the chambers at around 7:15 p.m. CT when the gunman confronted the two newly sworn-in officers inside City Hall.

In turn, other officers returned fire and killed Kmetz.

Video footage from the meeting shows that council member John Elder, who is also a member of the Minneapolis Police Department, drew his gun and began yelling at his colleagues to get down right after hearing the gunshots, reports NBC News.

"Get down, get down. Everybody get down," said Elder in the video.

"That went right through the door, somebody got shot," said another council member.

Chief Deputy Mike Carlson with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department reported that the two officers are in good condition and are expected to survive. The cops have been identified as Joshua Ernisse and Adam Johnson.

Family members say that Kmetz was a disgruntled man who was on edge. According to his son, Nathan Kmetz, the suspect had an ongoing dispute with city officials and officers because he wanted to sell property to the city in 2008 for $955,000. However, officials denied his offer after assessing the home to be worth $255,000, Nathan told NBC affiliate KARE on Tuesday.

Nathan also said his father was charged by authorities for making terroristic threats in the past.

Family members added that Kmetz was on medication for mental illness.

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