MINNEAPOLIS -- A young man is dead and another wounded after a shooting in north Minneapolis. It marks the city's fifth homicide of the week and 24th of the year.
It happened just after midnight on Saturday. Shots rang out in the neighborhood of 25th and Logan Avenue North. Police say someone called 9-1-1 to report shots fired.
When Minneapolis Police arrived, those who called 9-1-1 directed them to a home on that block. Once inside that home, police found two victims with gunshot wounds, one of them had already died.
Homicide detectives were at that home investigating through the night trying to piece together what happened.
Police say the male victim who died was either in his late teens or early twenties but they have not released his identity. Nor have they released the identity of another male in his mid-twenties who was taken to North Memorial with non-life threatening injuries. Both men had gunshot wounds.
Minneapolis Police spokesperson Sgt. William Palmer said investigators believe the shooting happened inside the home and that there was likely a disturbance inside that home prior to the shooting. He does not think it was random.
This shooting happened less than a mile from one that killed a 14 year old last month, followed by another that killed a 13 year old. But Palmer said it is NOT clear if this homicide is tied to any others. He said, "You know it is way too early in our investigation to make ties to other crimes. I'm sure certainly our investigators will pursue every avenue that comes to them. One of the things they always do is look at patterns and whether something is related to something else."
Palmer said while homicide is truly a tragedy for the families and neighbors, he said overall, the number of homicides in North Minneapolis is down significantly from last year by 68%. He said, citywide that number is down 37%.
Minneapolis Police don't have anyone in custody at this point and are asking if anyone has any information that they call the tips line. That number is 612-692-TIPS.
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