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2 Injured In Shooting Near Downtown Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Two people are in the hospital following a shooting near downtown Minneapolis Wednesday evening.

Officers were on the 1500 block of Park Avenue South at around 6:45 p.m. when they got another call that someone was shot in the same area. Police say the officers weren't able to find a victim, but talked to several witnesses in the area.

Later that evening, two adults arrived at Hennepin County Medical Center -- just a few blocks away -- requiring treatment for gunshot wounds. Police say a man was shot in his stomach and is in critical condition, while a woman suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound to her arm.

The Minneapolis Police Department is investigating. Anyone with information can report their tip anonymously by texting TIP411 (847411), enter MPD, then a space and then the information.

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