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Hennepin County sheriff responds to recent shootings in Minneapolis

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Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt.
Kerem Yücel | MPR News 2025

Minneapolis city leaders are searching for new solutions to gun violence after weekend shootings left one person dead and injured 13 people.

Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt, along with members of Minneapolis police and staff from the mayor’s office, discussed new strategies at a public meeting Tuesday night.

Witt spoke with MPR News host Clay Masters about it.

Press play above to listen to their conversation.