Brawl ends in fatal shooting at Hennepin Avenue and 5th Street

Minneapolis police said a fatal shooting left two people dead and three others, including juveniles, injured following another brawl near Hennepin Avenue and 5th Street North.

Police said they were trying to break up several altercations at the intersection around 1:56 a.m. Saturday when gunshots were heard.

When officers went to the area where the gunshot wounds occurred, they found that five people had been injured by gunfire.

All five were taken to hospital, with life-saving measures attempted on two people, but police said a 20-year-old and a 21-year-old man later died of their injuries in hospital.

The other three victims, all women, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Two of the injured were teenagers, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, while a third was 23 years old.

One person was arrested for rioting, but the suspect in the shooting has not yet been charged.

“Last night, the lives of five families were changed and our hearts go out to them,” said Deputy Police Chief Katie Blackwell. “It is extremely tragic what we are seeing across the country, that these confrontations are escalating so quickly into violence and particularly gun violence.”

While the investigation continues, police said they will continue to maintain a comprehensive nighttime security plan in the area and will increase their downtown presence with additional police resources.

The shooting came a week after 16-year-old De’Miaya Broome was killed at the same intersection when 22-year-old Latalia Anjolie Margalli allegedly drove into a crowd of people involved in a fight.

It is currently not believed that there is a connection between the two incidents.

Blackwell said police are trying to determine why there has been an increase in violence in the area.

“I’m not sure why this is happening,” Blackwell said. “We are planning meetings with licensors to find out why certain companies are here.”

Blackwell said the investigation is ongoing and they hope to arrest a suspect “soon.”