Man dead after shooting in downtown Minneapolis
Updated: 9:40 p.m. | Posted: 7:30 a.m.
Authorities say a traffic dispute may have preceded a fatal shooting in downtown Minneapolis early Sunday.
Minneapolis police said in a news release that they received a report of shots fired near Washington and North First avenues at 1:49 a.m. Sunday.
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"A sergeant arrived in the area and was flagged down by an individual who directed him to an adult male down on the roadway," police reported in the news release. "After finding that the victim had no pulse or respirations, the sergeant began CPR. Additional officers and paramedics arrived almost immediately. The victim was transported to Hennepin Health Care by ambulance, where he died a short time later."
Investigators interviewed witnesses at the scene; as of mid-morning Sunday, no one was in custody. The victim was in his 20s, police said; his name has not been released.
Sunday's fatal shooting comes two days after two people were injured in a shooting about six blocks away in downtown Minneapolis.
KARE-TV reported that two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting at about 1:20 a.m. Friday near the corner of Seventh Street and Hennepin Avenue.
A suspect is in custody in that case.