One Killed, Five Injured in Minneapolis Mass Shooting

Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News)- One person was killed and five others were injured in a mass shooting that occurred in Minneapolis. 

Officers responded to the gunfire around 11:30 Monday night near an encampment. 

A news release issued by the Minneapolis Police Department says the shooting happened on Franklin Ave. East between 16th Ave. and 17th Ave. in the southern part of the city. 

Responding officers found six people who had been injured by gunfire. A woman suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds was taken to a hospital. 

She was later pronounced dead. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has been tasked with identifying the fatal gunshot victim. 

Police also found a man with life-threatening gunshot wounds along with two men and two women suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. All of the gunshot victims were taken to a hospital. 

Officers responding to the shooting also had to contend with what the news release describes as a crowd of 20-30 unruly people. 

Members from surrounding law enforcement agencies responded to disperse the crowd to allow officers to render aid to the gunshot victims. 

Police did arrest one person with an active arrest warrant on suspicion of obstructing the legal process and charges tied to the warrant, which are not related to the shooting, officials say. 

Officers found a gun at the scene and investigators canvassed the area. It’s not yet known what led up to the mass shooting. 

Authorities are asking anyone with information regarding the deadly shooting to share it via Crime Stoppers.

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