Police: Officers hear gunshots, find man injured in Minneapolis' Near North neighborhood

Police in Minneapolis are investigating a shooting that left a man critically injured early Sunday morning.

According to Minneapolis Police, an officer in the parking lot of the 4th Precinct heard multiple gunshots at about 3:35 a.m.

Officers ran toward the area where the sound of the shots came from, near Plymouth and Morgan avenues, and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.

Police said the victim was transported to a hospital in critical condition.

The suspects fled before officers arrived at the scene, according to police.

An investigation into the shooting is underway.