A man died and four other people were wounded in four shootings across north and northeast Minneapolis over roughly four hours as the Fourth of July led into early Sunday, police say.
The fatal shooting happened around 1 a.m. on July 5 on the 300 block of Wilson Street Northeast. Officers responded to a report of a shooting with a person down and found a man in the street with life-threatening gunshot wounds, according to a MPD spokesperson.
Officers gave immediate lifesaving aid, including CPR, but the man died at the scene despite the efforts of police and EMS.
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As officers secured the scene, they also managed a growing crowd that was leaving a nearby building where a large party had been held. Police said it was not immediately clear if the party may have been connected to the shooting.
The shooting was one of four in the area between about 10:30 p.m. Saturday and just before 3 a.m. Sunday. No arrests have been made in any of the incidents as of publication.
The first happened around 10:33 p.m. Saturday, when officers found evidence of gunfire in an alley on the 1500 block of Plymouth Avenue North. A person later arrived at North Memorial Health Hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
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Around 2:26 a.m., a man was found wounded in the lobby of an apartment building on the 600 block of Lowry Avenue North. He was taken to North Memorial with non-life-threatening injuries.
About 20 minutes later, officers responding to a shooting on the 1600 block of Broadway Street Northeast found a man with life-threatening gunshot wounds, who was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center. Shortly afterward, a 17-year-old boy who had also been shot at the scene arrived at the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers there needed help from neighboring agencies to manage a large crowd.
MPD forensic scientists processed the scene of the fatal shooting and homicide investigators are working to determine what led to it. All four shootings remain under investigation.
The man who died has not been identified.
Anyone with information is encouraged to email policetips@minneapolismn.gov or call 612-673-5845.
