Early Wednesday: Gunfire Near Lake Street
About an hour after the mass shooting, police responded to gunfire near South 15th Avenue and E. Lake Street. No victims were found, but shell casings were recovered. Soon after, a man with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound was dropped off at Abbott Northwestern. Police called the timing and location “highly suspicious.”
Roughly 13 hours later and just blocks away, the violence continued.
Wednesday Afternoon: Man Killed on Cedar Avenue
Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to another shooting near Cedar Avenue South and South 17th Avenue. A man, now identified as 34-year-old Tiago Antonio Gilbert, was found on the street with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene and authorities said one of the rounds fired struck an SUV and narrowly missed an infant and toddler who were strapped into child seats. The bullet passed just under their legs, highlighting the extreme risk to bystanders, police said.
Wednesday Afternoon: Gunfire on Harriet Avenue
Around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, initial reports of a shooting came in to dispatch, with callers saying someone was injured on the 3300 block of Harriet Avenue. Police arrived and found a 23-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the chest and three bullet wounds to his legs, per EMS dispatches. MPD confirms to us that as of Wednesday night, his injuries are not considered life-threatening.
Late Wednesday Afternoon: Northside Double Shooting
Responders were dispatched shortly before 4:45 p.m. Wednesday to a residence on the 2900 block of Girard Avenue North for a possible neighbor dispute. Initial reports indicated that two people had been shot. Medics said one of the victims is a 36-year-old male with a gunshot wound to his abdomen and the other is a 27-year-old female who had a bullet graze wound to her head. They were both transported to the hospital, but condition updates are not yet available. It’s still unclear if this incident is related to the south Minneapolis shootings.
Wednesday Evening: Man Dead in Shooting Near Lake Street
Just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Minneapolis police were called near South 15th Avenue and E. Lake Street, finding a victim that had been shot multiple times. Officers applied a chest seal and cleared medics into the scene, with a large crowd reportedly gathering in the area as investigation took place. According to EMS radio dispatches, paramedics transported the man—now identified as 51-year-old Derrick Lamont Ewing—to the hospital and he was reportedly shot once in the chest and once in the back. He later died of his injuries, MPD confirms.
Due to the Minneapolis Police Department’s radio encryption testing and full-radio encryption policy going into place Thursday, May 1, we have limited other details.
UPDATE: Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals
Near S. 15th Ave. & E. Lake St. on Wednesday night in Minneapolis. MN CRIME PHOTO
“We’re three blocks away. The community is saying something’s going on here,” Chief O’Hara said. “We have to follow the evidence.”
Officials stopped short of publicly confirming that these shootings are all directly linked, but acknowledged that community members believe they may be related and possibly retaliatory.
The southside shooting incidents have drawn intense concern from Native American community leaders, as police believe all five victims are Native. The city brought in additional officers and is working in partnership with the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors Association to support residents and help restore safety.
Mayor Jacob Frey and Chief O’Hara both spoke at a press conference Wednesday afternoon, expressing grief and outrage over the shootings.
“Our entire city is grieving right now, and we know that our Native community is feeling that trauma quite acutely,” Frey said. “I have directed our chief of police to utilize every single available resource to make sure the perpetrators of these crimes are held responsible.”
O’Hara said the department has pulled resources from across the city and is receiving investigative and patrol support from federal and regional partners, including the Hennepin and Ramsey County sheriff’s offices. MPD officers are also meeting with residents and community leaders to address concerns and maintain visibility in affected areas.
The chief emphasized the need for public cooperation, stating that solving these cases depends heavily on community members stepping forward. “Even anonymous information is helpful,” he said. “With the public’s help, it’ll be faster.”
olice have not confirmed any suspect descriptions, motives or specific gang ties, but said they are exploring all possibilities, including connections between the shootings.
UPDATE: Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals
“This is outrageous,” O’Hara said. “It’s absolutely senseless. And it just shows how completely reckless this is—that this is broad daylight out here, with a toddler and an infant in a car seat nearly getting hit by a bullet.”
Police are urging anyone with information to contact CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or submit a tip at www.CrimeStoppersMN.org.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner is expected to release more info on the victims, along with the cause and manner of death in the coming days.
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