Police still pursuing arrests after 2 shot inside Lake Street transit station along I-35W
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis police are investigating a shooting that left two people injured near the intersection of East Lake Street and Stevens Avenue Friday morning.
Metro Transit police confirmed that the incident happened near the bus rapid transit center on Interstate 35W, one of the busiest transit stations in the metro area.
Investigators say that two people entered the transit center shortly after 10 a.m. and shot two people. The two wounded persons were taken to Hennepin Healthcare, where they're believed to both be in stable condition. Metro Transit Police Chief Ernest Morales III says the two victims should recover.
Other people inside the station weren't hurt.
No one has been arrested. However, Morales says that police are confident they have a lead, and added investigators will not rest until the two people who opened fire are arrested and charged.
As a result of the incident, Metro Transit said the north tower of the transit center remained closed early Friday afternoon.
Metro Transit is also addressing how some riders and staff feel unsafe at certain transit stations. So far, $6 million has been allocated to hire private security to patrol six stations that are considered hotspots. The I-35 and Lake Station is not one earmarked to receive extra security, but that could change.
"We do know it has been receiving attention and its something that is definitely being considered," Morales said.
