Man shot multiple times outside north Minneapolis mosque
MINNEAPOLIS — A man was shot multiple times outside of a north Minneapois mosque Monday evening, but police said he is expected to survive.
The shooting happened at 18th and Lyndale avenues, outside of the Masjid An-Nur mosque, around 5:45 p.m.
The victim asked the suspect to leave the area, and the suspect then shot him and fled, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.
The man was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations Minnesota said the victim is a worshipper at the mosque who was shot "after noticing and confronting criminal behavior." The group planned to hold a news conference about the shooting Tuesday afternoon.
Police said they are "working to determine the circumstances around the incident." No one has been arrested.
