VIDEO: Gunshots heard near George Floyd square on anniversary of death
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Bystanders at the Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd died ducked for cover Tuesday as the sound of gunshots rang out nearby, taking shelter briefly.
John Elder, a spokesman for the city of Minneapolis, said officers responded to the 3800 block of Elliot Avenue on a report of the sound of shots fired. The area is roughly a block away from what is informally known as George Floyd square. Officers learned a vehicle was seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed.
The spokesman said that a short time afterward, a person arrived at Abbott Northwestern Hospital with a gunshot wound. That person was transferred to Hennepin County Medical Center for treatment of the injury, which is not considered to be life-threatening.
At the time of the incident, an Associated Press journalist shooting video at the intersection of 38th and Chicago reported hearing as many as 30 gunshots about a block from the intersection, and said a storefront window appears to have been broken by a gunshot.
A man cleans up a broken window to a barber shop after shots were fired in George Floyd Square on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. The intersection where George Floyd died was disrupted by gunfire Tuesday, just hours before it was to be the site of a family-friendly street festival marking the anniversary of his death at the hands of police[AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa]
The intersection is to be transformed later Tuesday into an outdoor festival marking the anniversary of Floyd’s death, with food, children’s activities and a long list of musical performers.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.