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Police Probe Separate Halloween Weekend Shootings in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Milwaukee, Leaving 4 Dead and 4 Injured

Investigators seek tips as patrols increase across affected neighborhoods.

Overview

  • Minneapolis police say two bursts of fully automatic gunfire in Dinkytown around 2:38 a.m. Saturday left one person dead and two others injured, including a University of Minnesota undergraduate in stable condition.
  • Officers in Minneapolis recovered three firearms at the scene near 13th Avenue SE and 5th Street SE, with one weapon found on or near the deceased, and no arrests have been announced.
  • Police leaders in Minneapolis reported that the rapid-fire bursts suggest use of illegal conversion devices, and they ordered additional patrols in the campus area.
  • St. Paul police reported two men fatally shot on Front Avenue early Friday in a case described as domestic in nature, with investigators saying the men fired at each other.
  • Milwaukee police say a triple shooting just before 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the Roosevelt Grove neighborhood left one person dead and two 17-year-olds with nonfatal injuries, with detectives indicating a fight preceded the gunfire and no suspect in custody.