MPD chief calls for peace after overnight gunfire leaves 1 dead

Police are investigating an overnight homicide in Minneapolis after gunfire left one man dead and another injured.

The shooting was reported via ShotSpotter around 12:15 a.m. near the intersection of 14th Street and Nicollet Avenue, with officers finding two men who had been shot.

“One man was transported by EMS to Hennepin Healthcare Hospital with apparent non-life-threatening injuries,” MPD said in a press release. “Officers performed lifesaving measures including CPR on the second man, who was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

Police say there was a “gathering” at the intersection before shots were fired. The shooter fled the scene before officers arrived…

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