A man died and another man was wounded in an overnight shooting in south Minneapolis, police say, with homicide investigators now working to determine what led to the gunfire.
Fifth Precinct officers were called around 1:20 a.m. on June 21 to a report of a shooting in the 2100 block of Lyndale Avenue South, according to a Minneapolis Police Department spokesperson. Officers found a man with a life-threatening gunshot wound shortly after they arrived.
Emergency responders took him to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he died despite lifesaving efforts.
Police later learned that a second man, who may have been involved in the shooting, had arrived at North Memorial Medical Center in a private vehicle with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
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Preliminary information indicates a group of people was in a parking lot in the area when another group began shooting at them, police said.
Homicide investigators are working to determine the sequence of events that led to the shooting. MPD forensic scientists processed the scene and collected evidence.
The man who died has not been identified, and police have not announced any arrests.
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