1 killed in shooting on Lake Street in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — A 52-year-old man was killed in a shooting on Lake Street in Minneapolis early Monday, police said.
The shooting happened just after 3 a.m. near 13th Avenue South, according to the Minneapolis Police Department. Responding officers found the victim on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound. He died at the scene.
Police said "an uncooperative and hostile crowd" gathered while officers tried to provide the man with medical aid, but more officers arrived and dispersed the crowd.
Police do not yet know what led to the shooting, but said a group was gathered in the area before it occurred. No one has been arrested
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office says the victim's name is Rodney Bernard Cooper, of Brooklyn Park. His official cause of death is listed as "multiple gunshot wounds."
NOTE: This article was amended on Sept. 4, 2024, to include the victim's identity.
