MINNEAPOLIS — Two people have died and two minors and an adult have been injured in a shooting in downtown Minneapolis overnight.
According to Assistant Police Chief Katie Blackwell, the officer responded to a 911 call about shots fired at 1:56 a.m. near the intersection of South Fifth Street and Hennepin Avenue.
Upon arrival, officers provided medical assistance to five people: two men, aged 20 and 21, and three women, aged 16, 17 and 21.
According to Blackwell, police performed CPR on one of the men and applied a tourniquet to the other.
All five people were taken to Hennepin Healthcare, where police said “two of them died from their injuries.”
The MPD recovered one firearm at the crime scene.
One person has been arrested for inciting a riot, police said, adding that they believe more people were involved in a fight that led to the shooting.
Blackwell says starting Saturday, the MPD will increase its patrols in the city center in partnership with the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, Metro Transit Police and a neighborhood group called “21 Days for Peace.”
This is a developing story. Check back with WCCO.com for updates.
WCCO Staff
