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Police: Man dies after Friday night shooting in Minneapolis

Police said they found the victim, a man in his 20s, lying on the ground just before 9 p.m. Friday night.
Credit: KARE 11

MINNEAPOLIS — A man died in the hospital after a shooting on Penn Avenue North on Friday night, police said. 

In a press release, officials said officers from Minneapolis' fourth precinct responded to 911 calls and a ShotSpotter activation in the 3600 block of Penn Avenue North just before 9 p.m.

When officers arrived, they said they worked through a crowd and found a man in his 20s laying on the ground with potentially life-threatening gunshot wounds. 

Officials said that emergency responders worked to save the man and he was taken to North Memorial Medical Center. 

On Saturday morning, police said the man died at the hospital. 

Information about the man's name, age and cause of death will be released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner in coming days. 

There have been no arrests. 

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