New Year's Day gunshot victim is Minneapolis' first 2016 homicide
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Minneapolis' first fatal shooting of the year happened just 37 minutes after midnight on New Year's Day.
James Edward Bills, 20, was shot in head on the 500 block of 8th Avenue Southeast. Police called to the scene found the West St. Paul man severely injured with a gunshot wound.
Officers provided first aid until paramedics arrived. Bills was transported by ambulance to Hennepin County Medical Center but died later that morning.
Police are searching for witnesses to the shooting. Anyone with a tip is urged to call (800) 222-8477 or text #274637 with a message starting with TIP674.
There were 50 homicides reported in Minneapolis in 2015, according to a police department spokesperson. That was an increase over the 2014 total of 32 homicides, according to reports compiled by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
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