Police arrest 5 after shooting in downtown Minneapolis

Published 9:40 am Monday, December 7, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS — Five people have been arrested and three guns have been recovered after a shooting in downtown Minneapolis.

Officers monitoring bar closings responded to the scene after hearing gunshots shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday in the Warehouse District. The officers found a man suffering from injuries that aren’t considered to be life-threatening, a handgun under a car next to the man and bullet casings on both sides of the street.

Three people were arrested in a vehicle that was stopped downtown following the incident. Two additional people were arrested in a vehicle with a window shot out that was stopped on Interstate 94.

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Police said the suspects were arrested on suspicion of felony assault.