In 3-Hour Span, 1 Dead, 4 Hurt In 3 Separate Minneapolis Shootings
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Three overnight shootings in Minneapolis -- in a span of three hours -- left one man dead and four others injured, according to police.
Minneapolis police say the first shooting happened at about 1:17 a.m. near 3rd Street and 2nd Avenue in downtown Minneapolis' Gateway District. Police say someone shot two men, and both were sent to Hennepin Healthcare with non-life threatening injuries. The shooter is still at large. Thirteen squad cars were on site to contain the scene.
The second shooting occurred on the 1000 block of Lyndale Avenue North at about 3:21 a.m. Officers arrived to find one man suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite lifesaving efforts from the officers and paramedics, the man died at the scene.
Soon after, police were informed that a gunshot victim arrived at North Memorial Medical Center, and he was likely connected to the Lyndale Avenue shooting. Investigators say the two men involved in the deadly shooting knew each other.
The third shooting involved a man who said he was shot while in his car on the 3300 block of Irving Avenue North. Authorities were first alerted when the victim showed up at North Memorial at about 4:17 a.m.
Police don't believe these three shootings are related. Police spokesperson John Elder says five people being shot in three hours in the city is "abnormal," but not unheard of. He also said shootings are up from the same time last year.
Anyone with information on these shootings can call CrimeStoppers to leave an anonymous tip at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be given anonymously at CrimeStoppersMN.org.
