Victim of fatal drive-by shooting in Folwell neighborhood identified
Minneapolis police investigate a shooting near North 33rd and Knox avenues on April 27, 2022. (KSTP)
A man who was shot and killed Wednesday night in a drive-by shooting in Minneapolis has been identified.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the shooting victim as 23-year-old Eloe Aki Ameen Lomax. His cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the chest and abdomen and his death was ruled a homicide.
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Minneapolis police say officers responded to reports of shots fired near 33rd Avenue North and Knox Avenue North just before 6 p.m. When they arrived, officers found Lomax sitting in a vehicle and suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital but later died.
Police say Lomax’s death is the 28th homicide of the year in Minneapolis.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477.