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Man Found Dead In Mpls. Alley Identified

By Bruce Hagevik, NewsRadio 830 WCCO

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Minneapolis officers are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a south Minneapolis alley early Saturday morning.

"About 3:45 a.m. our officers in the 3rd precinct got a 911 call about some shots being fired," said police spokesman, Sgt. Bill Palmer.

The man found dead has been identified as 32-year-old Jeremee Kraskey, of Walker, Minn.

Neighbors had called authorities after hearing gunshots in the area. At first police could not locate a victim but after additional information came in they found the body in an alley in the 3500 block of 14th Ave. South.

"Officers went into that alley and did find an adult male, what appears to be an adult male, (dead of) apparent gunshot wounds," said Sgt. Palmer.

WCCO's Bruce Hagevik Interviews Sgt. Bill Palmer

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