An altercation may have led to a shooting on a street near a south Minneapolis light-rail station that left a man in critical condition.
Man shot near Lake Street light-rail platform in critical condition
No arrests have been made in connection with the Monday afternoon shooting.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
July 9, 2024 at 3:29PM
Shots were fired about 3:45 p.m. outside the north tower of the Lake Street/Midtown light-rail platform near the intersection of Lake Street and Hiawatha Avenue, said Nikki Muehlhausen, a spokeswoman with Metro Transit police.
Responding officers found a 26-year-old man nearby with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, Muehlhausen said.
A review of surveillance video showed an altercation between the gunman and the victim before shots were fired, according to police.
“It appears the suspects were familiar with the victim,” said Metro Transit Police Chief Ernest Morales III. “I want to make this clear: This incident was not transit-related. These are known individuals who often loiter outside the businesses adjacent to the light rail station.”
No one has been arrested.
Anybody with information is asked to call the Metro Transit Police Department’s anonymous tip line at 612-349-7222.
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