Overview

• Eight people were shot late Monday at a Longfellow encampment on East Lake Street and South 28th Avenue, with four in critical condition, according to police.
• Investigators recovered numerous shell casings and say evidence indicates at least two shooters and an exchange of gunfire; some tents caught fire and were extinguished by firefighters.
• Roughly 12 hours earlier, five people were wounded near the Midtown Greenway and I‑35W exit at East Lake Street and Stevens Avenue, an area authorities describe as a recurring trouble spot.
• No arrests have been announced in either case, and detectives are examining whether the two attacks are connected while additional agencies assist the investigations.
• Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Brian O’Hara vowed to close the encampment, which is on property owned by Hamoudi Sabri and already the subject of city fines and a lawsuit; Sabri condemned the clearing and called for expanded services.