2 men dead after south Minneapolis shooting

Updated: 9:17 p.m. | Posted: 11:50 a.m.

Minneapolis police are searching for a suspect after two men were fatally shot.

Officers were called to the shooting near Franklin Avenue and Chicago Avenue in south Minneapolis just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Police found two men suffering from gunshot wounds.

Police say one man died after he was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center. Police say the second victim died Sunday afternoon at HCMC.

The suspect fled before officers arrived. No arrests have been made, and investigators continue to interview people who were in the area of the shooting.

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