2 men dead, 1 woman hurt in separate overnight shootings in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — Two men are dead, one woman is hurt and no arrests have been made following separate "targeted" shootings late Thursday and early Friday in Minneapolis, according to police.
A 31-year-old man was fatally shot "at close range" just before 9 p.m. near East Phillips Park off 18th Avenue South and East 24th Street. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says a "group of three to four people" were seen running from the scene.
"This shooting, which occurred at close range, is especially troubling," O'Hara said.
The second shooting occurred at about 1:45 a.m. near the intersection of West Broadway and North Sheridan Avenue, about 7 miles northwest of the earlier homicide.
Police say someone fired at a home from outside, striking a woman in her 20s and a 23-year-old man inside. The man, identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner as Jalen Easton of Brooklyn Park, was pronounced dead from his injuries at the scene. The woman was hospitalized with wounds not considered life-threatening.
O'Hara says he doesn't believe the shootings are connected.
Anyone with information on these homicides can submit an anonymous tip online to Crime Stoppers, or call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
