Police searching for driver in fatal Minneapolis hit-and-run

March 5, 2021 at 4:05AM
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Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a man Thursday evening in north Minneapolis. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a man Thursday evening in north Minneapolis.

First responders were called to N. 30th and Newton avenues at 5:42 p.m. with multiple reports about a person who appeared to have been hit by a car, according to police spokesman John Elder. Paramedics tried to save the man's life, but he died at the scene.

Police are searching for a cream-colored or white SUV, last seen heading east on N. 30th Avenue.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Minnesota at 800-222-8477 or crimestoppersmn.org.

ALEX CHHITH

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