Man killed in Whittier neighborhood shooting identified
Crime scene is at the scene of a shooting that killed a man and injured three others early Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Minneapolis. (KSTP)
A man who died in an early Sunday morning shooting in Minneapolis’s Whittier neighborhood has been identified.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as 20-year-old Davante Dashaun Williams, of Rochester. His cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and his manner of death was ruled a homicide — the 12th of the year in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis police said officers responded to reports of gunfire shortly before 2:30 a.m. near West 27th Street and Blaisdell Avenue South. Officers found four victims. Williams was pronounced dead at the scene while the other three were taken to a hospital.
Police said the shooting appears to have stemmed from an argument that escalated.
No arrests have been announced, as of Tuesday afternoon.