Overnight shooting in Northeast Minneapolis leaves 2 people injured
Police say two people were shot in Northeast Minneapolis during the overnight hours on Wednesday morning.
According to police, officers were called around 12:15 a.m. for a report of a shooting at a gas station on the 2700 block of University Avenue Northeast.
When officers arrived at the business, they found a 45-year-old man with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Another person, identified as a 17-year-old boy, was found about half a block away. He also had an injury that wasn’t considered to be life-threatening.
Both were taken to Hennepin County Medical Center.
Police add in addition to finding a handgun at the scene, they found multiple bullet casings both inside and outside the gas station. That business, as well as a nearby maintenance building owned by the City of Minneapolis, were damaged by gunfire.
As of this time, no one has been arrested, and an investigation is ongoing.