MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police say a man is jailed in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in an alley early Wednesday morning in the McKinley neighborhood.
Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation in north Minneapolis shortly after 12:45 a.m. in the area of 3500 Bryant Avenue North.
According to a press release, officers found a man with a gunshot wound in an alley when they arrived. They attempted lifesaving measures until the ambulance arrived and took the gravely injured man to North Memorial Health.
Police said the man died shortly after arriving at the hospital. His name has not been released at this time.
While canvassing the scene officers encountered a hostile man they called a "person of interesting" in the shooting. The 30-year-old suspect was detained, questioned, and eventually arrested in the fatal shooting. He is being held in the Hennepin County jail pending charges.
