Man fatally shot in north Minneapolis

A second man suffering from a gunshot wound arrived at North Memorial by private vehicle.

May 22, 2021 at 3:43AM
Police are investigating a man’s death in a Friday night shooting, Minneapolis’ 29th homicide of 2021. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

One man was fatally shot and another wounded Friday night in north Minneapolis, police said.

At 8:40 p.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter notification near N. 26th and Logan avenues, receiving a report of a vehicle crash at the same spot as they headed there, according to police spokesman John Elder.

They found a man suffering from several gunshot wounds in the vehicle. He was taken to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, where he died.

A second man suffering from a gunshot wound arrived at North Memorial by private vehicle. Police believe he was also shot at 26th and Logan.

A third person involved in the crash, a woman, suffered medical distress and was taken to a hospital, police said. She was not shot, Elder said.

The man's death marks Minneapolis' 29th homicide of 2021.

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