Driver found in crashed car in Minneapolis had been shot

Published 7:30 pm Wednesday, June 12, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police investigating a car crash discovered the driver had been shot.

Authorities said the car crashed into a building in northeast Minneapolis Tuesday about 5 p.m. Officers arriving at the scene found the man had gunshot wounds that caused his death at Hennepin County Medical Center.

The victim is identified by his father as 39-year-old Steven Markey. Jerry Markey said police officers knocked on his door in Maple Grove Tuesday night to break the news of his son’s death.

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Minneapolis police said the gunfire happened about a block away from where the car crashed. No suspects are in custody.