Minneapolis, MN
3 Dead in Shootings at Minneapolis Homeless Encampments
Three people were killed and three others injured in shootings over the weekend at homeless encampments in Minneapolis. No arrests have been made in the shootings at separate encampments a few miles from the city’s downtown, USA Today reports. In the first shooting, around 4:45am on Saturday, one man was killed and two others injured. In the second shooting, around 2:20pm on Sunday, two men were killed in an encampment along railroad tracks and a woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Police say the motive is unknown and it’s possible that the two shootings are linked.
“The cold-blooded killing of three people inside the tent of an encampment is outrageous,” Minneapolis Chief Brian O’Hara said in a statement Sunday. “All human life matters and encampments are not safe.” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said it was an “incredibly tragic and sad situation,” noting that shootings have surged in encampments while violent crime has dropped in other parts of the city, Minneapolis Public Radio reports. The mayor said the problem isn’t about a lack of shelter. “It’s about fentanyl,” he said. “It is about a drug that takes a hold of your body and your mind like nothing that we’ve ever seen before.” (More Minneapolis stories.)
Minneapolis, MN
A Minneapolis squad car involved in crash, both officers expected to be ok
MINNEAPOLIS — Two Minneapolis Police Officers were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after their squad car was involved in a crash with another vehicle.
The accident happened just after 10:30 p.m. Saturday night near Chicago Avenue and 9th Street South.
Police say the two officers were driving with their lights and siren activated when the collied with another car — a security vehicle.
The driver and lone occupant of the security vehicle was not injured.
Minneapolis Traffic Investigations responded to the scene. Minneapolis police will investigate the accident.
Minneapolis, MN
A new Christkindl Market is open in the heart of Minneapolis
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Minneapolis shooting critically injures man
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Police say a man was struck by a vehicle and then shot when he tried to run away from a Minneapolis bus stop.
What we know
Officers responded to a reported shooting near the intersection of Lowry Avenue North and Fremont Avenue North around 12:15 a.m. Saturday.
Investigators believe a man at a bus stop was in “an altercation” with multiple people in a vehicle.
The driver then struck the man with the vehicle as the man tried to run away, police say.
Someone in the vehicle then allegedly shot the man before the driver left the area with the vehicle.
Law enforcement described the victim’s injuries as “potentially life-threatening.”
What we don’t know
Police have not released details on any suspect descriptions or the vehicle involved.
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