2 wounded in Minneapolis shooting near downtown
Published 1:37 pm Saturday, July 16, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police say two people were hurt in a shooting near the city’s downtown.
Officers were called around 4:30 a.m. Saturday to a report of gunshots near 15th Street East and Nicollet Avenue South.
When police arrived they found a man who had been shot. He was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, where police said he was listed in critical condition.
Shortly afterward, police were told that a second adult victim had shown up with HCMC with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Officers will be in the area in the coming days conducting foot patrols and meeting with business owners.