Mother, child gravely injured in south Minneapolis shooting
MINNEAPOLIS — A mother and child are fighting for their lives after a shooting in south Minneapolis Sunday night.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said the two were in a parked car in an alleyway on the 2900 block of Cedar Avenue South.
Neighbors say a man in dark clothes approached the car and shot both of them around 9:30 p.m.
Shots hit the toddler twice in the face. The mom drove both of them to the hospital.
Police say their injuries are life-threatening.
O'Hara said the shooting appears to be targeted.
"The shooting of a child is absolutely horrific," O'Hara said. "It is outrageous. I am most thankful that it appears this child will survive."
No arrests have been made.
This was the first of two shootings in Minneapolis Sunday night. Just before 10 p.m., a man was shot at a home on the 2800 block of 16th Avenue South. His injuries are life-threatening, police said.
The shootings are not connected.
