A boy was killed and a man injured in a late-night shooting near Burrito Loco in Dinkytown on Monday night.
Boy killed, man injured in late-night Dinkytown shooting
The incident was one of three shootings in Minneapolis on Monday.
March 30, 2021 at 10:07AM
The victim was originally reported to be an adult male, but after establishing his identity, police determined he was under the age of 18, according to Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder. The man showed up at an area hospital suffering from a gunshot wound after the incident, which occurred about 11 p.m., according to an alert sent out by the University of Minnesota police.
Police say that three guns were recovered at the scene. It is the 17th homicide in Minneapolis this year.
Two other shootings occurred in Minneapolis on Monday night.
Two women who were jumping rope were shot in north Minneapolis at 6:35 p.m. at N. 21st Avenue and N. 6th Street.
A second shooting occurred outside a laundromat at Hawthorn Crossings at 914 W. Broadway.
A 16-year-old girl suffered a nonlife-threatening injury after she was caught in the crossfire of two cars shooting at each other, officials said.
The three shootings remain under investigation.
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