Crime & Safety
Minneapolis Shooting Leaves One Dead
His vehicle crashed into multiple parked cars, prompting a 911 call. When police arrived, they found him dead in the driver's seat.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- A man was shot dead in his vehicle Tuesday night in Minneapolis, causing his vehicle, which was moving, to crash into several parked cars before coming to a stop. The vehicle stopped at the intersection of 26th Avenue North and Knox Avenue North.
Around 10:37 p.m. on Tuesday, police responded to a 911 call about a car crash at the intersection, finding the male driver unresponsive upon arrival. Once they saw he was shot, they called paramedics from North Memorial Heath Hospital, who pronounced him dead.
The victim's name, along with the official cause of death, will be release by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office. The Minneapolis Police Crime Lab processed the scene and the Homicide Unit canvassed the area looking for witnesses.
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No arrests have been made at this point. Anyone with information is urged to text their anonymous tip to 847411. "Enter MPD, a space, and then the information," or to call the MPD TIP Line at 612-692-8477 and reference case number 17-219010.
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