Two people were struck by gunfire Friday night in Minneapolis, including a 3-year-old boy, according to Minneapolis police.
Child among 2 people shot and wounded in Minneapolis
A 3-year-old boy and a man in his 30s are expected to survive, police said.
By Mary Lynn Smith
July 10, 2021 at 3:50PM
The sound from a barrage of gunshots about 10 p.m. was captured on a porch security camera in the 3300 block of N. Emerson Avenue, where the gunfire occurred.
When police arrived, they found the child suffering from "a critical injury" and performed emergency first aid, according to police spokesman John Elder. When officers learned that paramedics probably wouldn't arrive for three or four minutes, they scooped up the child and rushed him to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale. They likely saved the child's life, Elder said.
Other officers found the other shooting victim, a man in his 30s, Elder said. He also was taken to North Memorial.
Later Friday, a man showed up in the emergency room at HCMC with a noncritical gunshot wound apparently suffered in the same shooting that injured the child and other man.
Police are investigating. No arrests have been reported.
Staff writer Libor Jany contributed to this report.
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Authorities arrested the suspect on Wednesday and charged him on Friday.
