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.

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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.