A man was critically wounded in a shooting on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis late Sunday morning, with police arresting a suspect nearby a short time later.
First Precinct officers were called around 11:30 a.m. on September 13 to Nicollet Mall and South 7th Street for a report of a shooting, according to the Minneapolis Police Department. Callers reported several gunshots and a man down on the ground.
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Officers found a man with several suspected gunshot wounds, police said. He was taken to a hospital by paramedics and is in critical condition.
While some officers helped the man, others found a suspect and arrested him with help from Metro Transit police, according to the department. He was booked into the Hennepin County Jail on suspicion of second-degree assault and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.
