Man fatally shot in Cedar-Riverside neighborhood

A man was shot to death in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis late Sunday night.

Police were called to the 400 block of Cedar Avenue South shortly before 11 p.m. after reports of a shooting, said Minneapolis Police Department spokesperson John Elder.

One shooting victim was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center where he died a short time later.

Suspects fled before police arrived. Elder said it does not appear that the shooting was random.

The victim will be identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner.

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