Mpls. Police: Man Found Dead With Gunshot Wounds After Crash

CBS Minnesota

May 23, 2021

Minneapolis police say a man found dead in the backseat of a crashed car early Sunday morning was on his way to the hospital after being shot.

Police said a crash was reported at Sixth Street and Fourth Avenue in downtown Minneapolis just before 2:40 a.m. When officers responded, they found three people in the car, including a man “trapped in the backseat area.”

The Minneapolis Fire Department got the man out and put him in an ambulance. They found the man had gunshot wounds and declared him dead, according to police.

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