Man Killed In South Minneapolis Shooting; 2 Arrested After Hours-Long Standoff
Originally published on April 23. Updated with victim's identity.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Two people are in custody Saturday following an hours-long standoff in south Minneapolis in the wake of a fatal shooting.
The Minneapolis Police Department says officers responded shortly before noon to a report of shots fired in the area of the 4100 block of Portland Avenue South, in the city's Bryant neighborhood.
Police found a man, who appeared to be in his late 20s, suffering from severe gunshot wounds a few blocks away, near the intersection of 41st Street and Park Avenue. Paramedics brought the man to a hospital, where he later died. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office announced on Monday that the victim is 29-year-old Darius Deshawn Light. His official cause of death was a gunshot wound to the back.
At least two people suspected in the shooting -- a man and a woman -- entered a home on the 4100 block of Portland Avenue. Crisis negotiators responded, as did a SWAT team. Some residents were evacuated from nearby homes.
The negotiators spoke with the suspects for roughly three hours until they left the house with their hands up around 2:30 p.m.
Light's death marks the 25th homicide in the city so far this year.
The shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to leave an anonymous tip with CrimeStoppers online or by calling 1-800-222-8477.
