MINNEAPOLIS — Police say a shooting early Tuesday morning in Minneapolis left a man with potentially life-threatening injuries.
The shooting happened just after 3 a.m. at Bloomington Avenue and East 24th Street in the Ventura Village neighborhood.
According to police, the victim was shot while walking through an alley with another person.
It is unclear how many shots were fired, but police said nearby buildings and vehicles sustained bullet damage.
A day after Tuesday’s shooting, a 15 year old boy was shot while walking home in north Minneapolis. He is expected to survive.
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According to police, no arrests have been made in either case and the investigation is ongoing.
On Saturday, officers shot a man in the jaw during a confrontation in an apartment building on Minnehaha Avenue in the Howe neighborhood.
Police said the man had shot his way inside and was found by officers in a stairwell, heavily armed and wearing a bulletproof vest. No one else was injured.
According to the city of Minneapolis’ crime report, more than 270 people have been injured in shootings this year, with nearly 40 of those shootings occurring in the past four weeks.
So far in 2024, forty-nine murders have been reported, with five of which take place in a five-day period between late August and early September, police said.
