Officials have identified the man who was shot to death on the southern edge of downtown Minneapolis last week.
Officials ID man shot to death on edge of downtown Minneapolis last week
This year’s tally of 51 homicides in Minneapolis compares with 46 at this time last year.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
September 9, 2024 at 1:28PM
Mario Ray Sparkman, 46, of Minneapolis was shot multiple times about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday on S. Portland Avenue near E. 15th Street, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Police have not announced any arrests in connection with Sparkman’s death.
“Preliminary information indicates that there may have been an argument before the shooting occurred,” a police statement read. “A possible suspect left the scene on foot.”
This year’s tally of 51 homicides in Minneapolis compares with 46 at this time last year, according to a Minnesota Star Tribune database. There were 36 homicides in the city as of this date in 2019, the most recent year before the pandemic.
An 18-year-old man was arrested and booked in connection with the shooting and unrelated warrants.
