One dead, six others injured in south Minneapolis shooting
MINNEAPOLIS -- One person was killed and six others were injured in a shooting in south Minneapolis Friday evening.
The victim, who was in their 30s, died at the scene of the 2200 block of 16th Avenue South, Minneapolis Police say. Five others with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds were taken to the hospital, and one other person who was shot took themselves to the hospital.
Police say they were all the backyard of the house when the shooting happened around 10:15 p.m. Two suspects walked up the alley and at least one of them started shooting into the backyard, police say. The suspects then ran away through the alley. In all, police say they recovered 10 casings from the scene.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said he believed at least one person was targeted.
Five of the people who were injured had graze wounds, O'Hara said at a press conference Saturday afternoon. One person required surgery.
No one is in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.