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Minnesota RB Shannon Brooks arrested after domestic abuse complaint

Minnesota running back Shannon Brooks was arrested early Sunday morning after a domestic violence complaint.

Brooks, who rushed for 1,728 yards in his first three years with the program, is expected to redshirt this season after suffering a lower leg injury before the season.

According to jail records, Brooks remained in custody at the Hennepin County jail Sunday morning.

He was arrested at 1:33 a.m. Sunday near the team's practice facility, the Gibson-Nagurski Complex, Minneapolis police spokeswoman Sgt. Darcy Horn told ESPN.

"Early this morning [Minneapolis] officers responded to the 600 block of 15th Av.