A man is dead after falling into the path of an oncoming train after a fight on a light rail platform early Saturday in downtown Minneapolis, police said.
Man dies after being struck by light rail train in downtown Minneapolis
Two men were fighting on a light rail platform when one fell onto the tracks, police said; they are searching for the other.
May 20, 2023 at 3:55PM
Officials said Minneapolis and Metro Transit police and Minneapolis Fire Department personnel responded to dispatch reports of someone injured or trapped at the Hennepin Avenue/Warehouse District station near 5th Street and 1st Avenue around 1 a.m. Saturday.
They arrived to find that a man had been struck by a train. Responding medical personnel pronounced the man dead at the scene.
MPD Public Information Officer Adam Kennedy said officers reviewed security camera footage to find that two men were fighting on the platform leading up to the incident. One of them fell into the path of an oncoming train and was struck.
The train stopped for officers to process the scene, but Kennedy said it was running again as of late Saturday morning.
"We are looking for the other individual who did not fall on the light rail tracks," Kennedy said, adding that some information cannot be shared because the investigation is ongoing.
"I would encourage anyone with information to come forward and use Crime Stoppers. … If you know something, say something."
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office will release the man's name along with the cause and nature of his death after performing his autopsy. Kennedy encouraged anyone with information to call MPD's anonymous tip line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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