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We encourage members of our congregations, the people of the Twin Cities and our regional neighbors to join us not only in condemning this particular act of hate speech but also in learning about, humanizing and extending care to our Jewish neighbors, friends and family.
For us and for our congregations, interfaith learning, support and collaboration have strengthened our lives of faith, emboldened our pursuits for common good and expanded our capacities for compassion. While we, in these interfaith relationships, do not always agree on matters of theology or politics, we do always agree that we are each and all made in the image of God, have inherent dignity and worth and deserve the opportunity to live and flourish in freedom without fear.
We believe, even now, that it is possible for people of different faiths and political commitments to join together in creating a society and a world that is characterized not by mutual destruction but by mutual blessing.
Today, we bless, in particular, our Jewish neighbors, friends and family and invite you to join us.
The Rev. Jessica R. Patchett, Minneapolis
The writer is senior minister of Westminster Presbyterian Church. This letter is submitted on behalf of the Downtown Interfaith Clergy, including Imam Makram El-Amin, executive director, Masjid An-Nur (Mosque of the Light); the Rev. Jullan Stoneberg, interim minister, First Unitarian Society; the Rev. Ben Masters, interim pastor, First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); the Rev. Elizabeth Macaulay, lead pastor, Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church; the Rev. Timothy M. Kingsley, Cathedral provost, St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral; the Rev. JT Smiedendorf, intentional interim minister, Plymouth Congregational Church; the Rev. Peter Nycklemoe, senior pastor, Central Lutheran Church; the Most Rev. Kevin Kenney, pastor of St. Olaf Church and auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis; the Rev. Elijah L. McDavid III, senior pastor, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church; the Rev. Jen Crow, senior minister, First Universalist Church of Minneapolis; and Rev. Daniel Griffith, pastor and rector of the Basilica of St. Mary.
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One person is dead and eight others are hurt in a string of weekend shootings across Minneapolis.
Police say the first shooting occurred Friday around 5 p.m. near North Humboldt and 26th avenues. A man was outside of his home when shots rang out, leaving him with multiple gunshot wounds.
Around 9:35 p.m. Friday, two men were shot outside in the area of north Lowry and Logan avenues.
Just after 12:30 a.m. Saturday, a man was found shot in an alley near Mortimer’s Bar and Restaurant off South Lyndale and Franklin avenues. He told police he was outside walking when he was hit.
Just before 12:50 a.m. Saturday, police say a man outside was shot near North Penn Avenue, just north of Highway 55, by someone driving by.
Around 1:50 a.m. Saturday, a man suffering from gunshot wounds showed up at Hennepin Healthcare, with police later determining he was shot in the area of North Lyndale and 45th avenues.
Just after 3:30 a.m. Saturday, a man showed up to Children’s Minneapolis hospital with a gunshot wound he said occurred when he was asleep inside his vehicle.
On Sunday around 1 a.m., a man was found laying on the ground near Bloomington Avenue and East 24th Street. He was brought to Hennepin Healthcare where he later died. Police say investigators “located evidence of gunfire, including a firearm recovered next to the man who died.”
On Sunday just before 1:30 a.m., a 15-year-old girl was shot in the area of Hennepin and Laurel avenues in downtown. Two boys, ages 14 and 15, were soon arrested in connection to the shooting.
And just before 1:50 a.m. Sunday, a man was found shot inside a business off Northeast Lowry Avenue and Fourth Street Northeast. Investigators believe the shooting began as an altercation in the business’s parking lot.
With the exception of the shooting of the 15-year-old girl, police say no arrests have been made in any of the cases. All surviving victims have injuries described by police as non-life threatening.
Anyone with information on any of these shootings can submit an anonymous tip online to Crime Stoppers, or call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
A shooting in north Minneapolis injured a man near Penn Avenue.
According to the Minneapolis Police Department, officers responded to a shooting near the 700th block of Penn Avenue North, where they found a man with a gunshot wound.
Authorities said preliminary information shows that the man was outside when the shooting happened, possibly coming from a vehicle. A nearby hospital treated the man for non-life-threatening injuries.
Police are still investigating, with a forensic team collecting evidence from the scene. Officers said no arrests have been made.
This is a developing story; check back for updates.
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