Minneapolis shooting: Man dead, stray bullet nearly hits 2 young children

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After two months of no homicides in Minneapolis, four people were fatally shot in less than 24 hours. FOX 9's Leon Purvis has the full story.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A man was killed, and two young children narrowly avoided serious injury, when shots were fired Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis – just hours after an overnight mass shooting in the same neighborhood.

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The backstory:

Minneapolis police responded shortly after 1 p.m. for the report of a shooting in the area of 17th Avenue South and Cedar Avenue South.

At the scene, officers found a man in his 30s who had been shot. Despite efforts to revive the man by officers, the victim was ultimately pronounced dead.

Officers say a stray bullet from the shooting struck a nearby SUV, coming within inches of hitting two young children in child seats – an infant and a toddler.

The afternoon shooting happened just blocks away from a mass shooting overnight. Police say the shooting may be linked.

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon about a 'targeted' shooting in Minneapolis that left three people dead, including a teenage boy, and two people hurt. Authorities are working with the Indigenous community on this investigation. O'Hara also said a man in his 30s was found Wednesday afternoon after a shooting. He died from his injuries. One round from this shooting struck and SVU, going through the back door and passed beneath the legs of two children in child seats, and infant and a toddler. People in the community believe they know what's going on here, and police believe it's a possibility these shootings are connected but they'll confirm this through their investigation. Meanwhile, Frey said the homicides that took place Tuesday and Wednesday are "absolutely unacceptable," adding it's been a "horrible and tragic day."

Press conference moved

What we know:

Around 12:40 p.m., the Minneapolis Police Department called a news conference to address the overnight mass shooting that left three people dead along East 25th Street and Bloomington Avenue.

The news conference was set to be held around 1:30 p.m. at the nearby Cedar Field Park.

However, minutes after the notice was sent out, shots were fired around the corner.

Police initially canceled the news conference, and moved it to City Hall, before ultimately deciding to hold a briefing on both shootings at the scene along 17th Avenue South.

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Timeline:

The shooting comes hours after police responded to a mass shooting shortly before midnight along East 25th Street near Bloomington Avenue.

At that scene, which is just blocks away from Wednesday afternoon's shooting, police found one man who had been shot on a sidewalk, and four others – two men and two women – who were in a vehicle with gunshot wounds. The man on the sidewalk and a man and woman inside the vehicle ultimately died from their injuries.

Officers believe the shooting was targeted and could be linked to gang violence.

Mayor Frey says the police department is following up on leads and working to make an arrest in the case. Chief O'Hara says they are working with federal authorities to investigate.

Shootings follow nearly two months of 'peace'

The backstory:

The recent violence followed more than two months when Minneapolis saw no homicides between Feb. 15 and April 19.

The city and police touted the effectiveness of their law enforcement strategies, bringing about the period of "peace" in the city. The police department said they hadn't had a stretch like that in six years.

What they're saying:

Mayor Jacob Frey decried the violence at the Wednesday afternoon news conference.

"The entire city is grieving right now," he said. "Our native community is feeling that trauma quite acutely. We are making sure every resource available is utilized to catch the perpetrators of these horrible crimes. We will be making sure that the people who are responsible for these horrible killings will be brought to justice."

What's next:

While police search for the suspects in the shootings, officers are putting more resources in the area to discourage further violence.

The Source: The following story pulls information from Minneapolis police briefings.

Crime and Public Safety Minneapolis Minneapolis Police Department