Overview

• Eight people were shot at the encampment at South 28th Avenue and East Lake Street late Monday, with at least four in life-threatening condition and two struck in the head, police said.
• Five others were injured around 11 a.m. near Stevens Avenue and East Lake Street by the Midtown Greenway and I-35W exit, an area police describe as plagued by drug activity and disorder.
• Investigators recovered multiple shell casings at the encampment and say initial reports indicate an exchange of gunfire involving at least two shooters, with witnesses describing dozens of shots.
• Police have made no arrests and say they cannot rule out a connection between the two shootings; officials later described the encampment attack as likely tied to a narcotics dispute and the earlier incident as a quarrel that escalated.
• The encampment sits on property owned by Hamoudi Sabri, who faces city fines and a lawsuit over the site, while Mayor Jacob Frey and Chief Brian O’Hara pledged increased enforcement in South Minneapolis as investigations continue.