Woman dies in Minneapolis shooting; man under arrest

Police said the shooting appears to be related to domestic violence.

November 29, 2019 at 2:37PM

A woman was shot to death in Minneapolis' Jordan neighborhood following an apparent episode of domestic violence on Thanksgiving.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Officers responded to a 911 call requesting paramedics at a house on the 2600 block of James Avenue N just before 10 p.m. Thursday, said police spokesman John Elder. Upon arrival, they found a woman in her 30s suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, where she later died.

Police arrested a man at the scene and recovered a gun nearby.

"We believe this to be domestic [violence] related," said Elder, who declined to comment on the relationship between the victim and the suspect.

According to emergency dispatch audio, a male 911 caller reported that his ex-girlfriend showed up and assaulted him.

"Female is still on site after she kicked the caller in the face," a dispatcher relayed to officers.

In a subsequent 911 call, the man said he was waiting by the front door because she remained on the property.

Minutes later, the domestic assault escalated to a shooting. "There's a child screaming 'stop' in the background," the dispatcher said.

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Liz Sawyer

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Liz Sawyer  covers Minneapolis crime and policing at the Star Tribune. Since joining the newspaper in 2014, she has reported extensively on Minnesota law enforcement, state prisons and the youth justice system. 

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