The future of a privately hosted homeless encampment in south Minneapolis is in a judge’s hands.
A dispute between the city and landlord Hamoudi Sabri over the encampment at the intersection of East Lake Street and 28th Avenue South reached a boiling point last week when gunfire erupted at the property, killing one person and wounding seven others.
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Prior to the shooting, the Minneapolis City Council authorized a lawsuit seeking to permanently shut the encampment down and recover any fees associated with cleanup. City staff had previously declared the site a public safety risk and issued thousands of dollars in citations.
After the two sides met for a hearing on Wednesday, Judge Thomas Conley issued an interim order directing Sabri not to allow any further encampments on his property before he made a decision on a proposed temporary restraining order. Conley was hopeful Sabri and the city could work out a solution out of court by Monday…