1 arrested after shooting on Green Line light rail train kills adult in Minneapolis

A 30-year-old individual is in custody after an adult was fatally shot on a light rail train in Minneapolis earlier this month, police said Friday.

According to police, officers were dispatched at around 9 p.m. on Oct. 3 to the Green Line light rail train traveling from the Stadium Village station in Minneapolis to St. Paul. The train then stopped at the Westgate station near University Avenue and Curfew Street. 

When officers arrived, they found an adult victim, identified by police as Joseph Denny Nezperce of St. Paul, with at least one gunshot wound. Nezperce, whose exact age has yet to be disclosed by officials, died at the scene despite life-saving measures.

Police say the 30-year-old "reportedly exited the train shortly after the shooting."

"I recognize that an arrest will not undo their loss or ease the pain they are experiencing, but we hope this development brings some measure of comfort and reassurance that we remain committed to seeking justice on their behalf," Interim Chief Billy Peterson of the Minneapolis Police Department said in a written statement.

According to officials, the arrest of the 30-year-old is a result of a collaboration over several weeks between the Minneapolis Police Department, Metro Transit Police Department, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and "other law enforcement partners."