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Altercation leads to shooting on Lake Street in Minneapolis

WCCO digital update: Morning of Aug. 27, 2023
WCCO digital update: Morning of Aug. 27, 2023 01:00

MINNEAPOLIS -- Police say an altercation in south Minneapolis led to a shooting early Sunday.

Just after 3 a.m., police heard gunshots in the area of the 1500 block of Lake Street East. Responding officers "found multiple people running in every direction," the Minneapolis Police Department said.

Officers found two people injured at the scene -- a man with a gunshot wound and a woman who had been hurt by broken glass. Both were hospitalized and are expected to be OK.

READ MORE: Police: 2 men injured in north Minneapolis shooting

Police said the gunshots followed "an altercation between multiple individuals." Three vehicles were towed from the scene.

One man was arrested for possession of narcotics, but it appears police made no arrests connected to the shooting.

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