CRIME & SAFETY
Pedestrian hit on I-35W in Bloomington is gravely injured, patrol says
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A pedestrian has life-threatening injuries after being struck on Interstate 35W in Bloomington Monday morning, authorities said.The 39-year-old man ran across the northbound lanes of the highway and up a hill before running back down and trying to cross again, the Minnesota State Patrol said. A driver in an SUV struck him in the middle lane just after 6 a.m.The pedestrian was taken to Hennepin Healthcare. The driver was uninjured. Traffic was diverted off I-35W at 90th Street for a time during the morning commute Monday as the patrol investigated. The highway reopened shortly after 8 a.m.
2 men injured in north Minneapolis shooting; 2 women arrested
MINNEAPOLIS — Police say two men were shot in north Minneapolis on Monday evening, resulting in the arrest of two young women.Officers were on patrol in the area of 36th Avenue North and Penn Avenue North around 6:36 p.m. when they heard gunfire, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.Upon checking the area, officers found a man with a gunshot wound in an alley north of the intersection. He was transported to the hospital with injuries not suspected to be life-threatening, police say.Officers found another man with gunshot wounds a block away. Police say he was taken to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.Minneapolis police says investigators found evidence of gunfire at an address near 36th Avenue North and Penn Avenue North. Two 18-year-old women inside the residence were arrested and booked for aiding and abetting an offender.The incident remains under investigation.
Minneapolis man sentenced to prison for son's 2022 fentanyl death
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A Minneapolis man was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for the death of his 7-year-old son after investigators say the boy ingested a fatal amount of fentanyl. Randolph Nelson III was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 195 months at the St....
Group of teens targets young man in Dinkytown, fires at least 11 shots
MINNEAPOLIS — Having just finished his shift at work, 21-year-old Will Vogel was hungry. So just before midnight Sunday, he bought a slice of pizza at Frank and Andrea's in Dinktytown. Before he could reach his car, Vogel says he was surrounded by a group of teens. "Started picking...
Minneapolis Police Arrest Four Suspects in Connection with Armed Carjacking, BB Guns and Drugs Seized
Minneapolis Police made a swift move against crime, nabbing four people tied to a carjacking at gunpoint, along with a cache of BB guns and drugs. The arrest came after police officers, on proactive patrol on the evening of May 4, laid eyes on a vehicle known to be hijacked the previous night, as reported by the Minneapolis Police Department.
Metro area firefighter dead after being shot in south Minneapolis Sunday
A metro area firefighter is dead following an early morning shooting Sunday in south Minneapolis. Minneapolis police haven’t said what led up to the shooting. So far there are no arrests.
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