A man was fatally shot late at night in north Minneapolis, and police are looking for the gunman, officials said Friday.
Man, 31, is shot to death late Thursday night in north Minneapolis
The shooting occurred in the 3500 block of Penn Avenue N., police said.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
December 20, 2024 at 3:59PM
Gunfire detection technology alerted police to the shooting shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday, and officers went to the 3500 block of Penn Avenue N., where they found the wounded 31-year-old, police said.
The officers gave the man immediate medical attention before he was taken by emergency medical responders to North Memorial Health Hospital, where he died, according to police. The man’s identity has yet to be released.
Police have announced no arrests in connection with the killing, nor have yet addressed a possible motive.
“This man’s loved ones will be dealing with an incredible loss during the holiday season,” Police Chief Brian O’Hara said in a statement. “I urge anyone who may know information about what happened to contact our investigators.”
There have been 77 homicides in the city this year, according to a Star Tribune database. That compares to 79 at this time in Minneapolis last year.
Anyone with information about Thursday’s shooting is being urged by police to contact them by email at policetips@minneapolismn.gov or by calling 612-673-5845. Tips can also be submitted anonymously by calling CrimeStoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or at www.CrimeStoppersMN.org.
After a break in 2023 because of funding, downtown Minneapolis boosters reinvented their holiday event in hopes of activating the central business district.
