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2 Hurt After Fight Turns Into Shooting In Brooklyn Park

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WCCO) -- Two people were shot Friday night in Brooklyn Park in a fight where one of them had a gun.

The Brooklyn Park Police Department says the shooting happened shortly after 7 p.m. on the 5800 block of 73rd Avenue North. Responding officers found two people with gunshot wounds near an apartment building.

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Paramedics brought the wounded people to local hospitals for treatment. Police described their wounds as "significant."

Witnesses told investigators that the two people got into a fight, and one of them pulled out a gun. Amid the struggle, the gun fired and both of the people were struck. It's yet unclear who pulled the trigger.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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