1 dead, 11 injured after overnight shooting in Uptown MinneapolisAnd from the Minneapolis StarTribune:
And:
Police: Officers hear gunshots, find man injured in Minneapolis' Near North neighborhood
And
2 stabbed in Minneapolis while arguing about road rage incident, police say
And
Woman shot after argument in Minneapolis
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Man taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after overnight shooting in Crystal
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Protesters outside Governor's Residence demand resources for Minneapolis homeless encampments
Hail of gunfire in Uptown kills 1, wounds 11
Gunmen unleashed a
torrent of gunfire in a crowded Uptown block early Sunday in
Minneapolis, killing one person and wounding 11 others in one of the
city's most violent shootings in recent memory.
...The shooting was one of several across the city since Saturday afternoon— in all, 19 people have been struck by gunfire in that span, police say.Minneapolis officers responding to shootings met with 'hostile' crowds
The incidents continued rash of gun violence since the unrest over the police killing of George Floyd last month, with more than 90 people shot in Minneapolis since May 26.....
Years ago St. Paul was Little Chicago as gangsters went up north for a bit of rest and relaxation, and it appears the tradition continues, albeit now across the Mississippi in Minneapolis.
Still not comparable* to Chicago's bloody mayhem though.
Chicago weekend through 7 am CDT Sunday:
9 killed, 58 wounded
June To DateBut considering that Minneapolis has about 1/5 the population of Chicago the figure of 90 people hit by gunfire in the last 25 days has to move Minneapolis up on the per capita leaderboard.
Shot & Killed: 50
Shot & Wounded: 311
Total Shot: 361
Total Homicides: 54
—via Hey Jackass
Speaking of leaders, who the hell is in charge there?
*Chicago weekend shootings: 85 shot, 24 fatally, in city's ...
18 murders in 24 hours: Inside the most violent day in 60 years in Chicago ... Last weekend, Chicago saw its deadliest Memorial Day weekend in five years with 10 shot dead and 39 others wounded.
