One man is dead and a second is in the hospital following an early Sunday shooting in a south Minneapolis alley that might have been drug-related.
One dead, one injured in south Minneapolis shooting
The shooting is under investigation, but preliminary indications are that "narcotics activity is related to this incident," police said.
August 6, 2023 at 1:50PM
Police went to the 1700 block of E. Lake Street about 1:10 a.m. after getting a call about gunfire. Officers found the victims in an alley, Police Department spokesman Garrett Parten said in a news release.
One man was declared dead at the scene. His name has not been released.
Officers rendered aid to the second man until paramedics arrived and took him to HCMC; his injuries didn't appear life-threatening, Parten said.
The shooting is under investigation, but preliminary indications are that "narcotics activity is related to this incident," Parten said.
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