Minneapolis police: 3 teens hurt in shooting on I-35W
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Minnesota State Patrol troopers joined Minneapolis police at the scene of an early-morning shooting on northbound Interstate 35W.
The shooting happened just after 2 a.m. Monday.
A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS photographer saw a car with multiple bullet holes located at the bottom of the off-ramp to 28th Street from I-35W north.
The Minneapolis Police Department, the lead agency on the case, provided an update on the incident at about 2 p.m. Monday, reporting that a vehicle with three occupants was found on the off-ramp.
Officers identified an 18-year-old with a gunshot wound not considered to be life-threatening, a 17-year-old with “potentially life-threatening gunshot wounds,” and a 15-year-old with “potentially life-threatening gunshot wounds.”
A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS photographer saw a car with multiple bullet holes located at the bottom of the off-ramp to 28th street from I-35 north.
All three male teens were transported to Hennepin Healthcare.
Police said a preliminary investigation indicated shots were fired from inside a separate vehicle that had pulled up alongside the vehicle the three teens were in. Police have not yet released any additional information about that separate vehicle.
The investigation had a lane of I-35 west blocked for a period of time overnight.
Affected parts of the freeway have since reopened.
The incident remains under investigation.