Eight people were shot at a homeless encampment in Minneapolis’ Longfellow neighborhood Monday night, police said.
According to the city’s incidents dashboard, over 20 police units responded to the 2700 block of East Lake Street just after 10 p.m. It was the second mass shooting of the day on East Lake Street.
“The people of Minneapolis deserve peace and safety. All residents of the city deserve that on their streets and in their neighborhoods and in their homes,” O’Hara said. “I know it’s been a lot of violence lately and we just want our community to know that we are not going to give up and that we will continue to fight so that every person in this city can be safe.”
Police Chief Brian O’Hara said four of the eight shot have life-threatening injuries.
An off-duty officer at a nearby Target saw multiple people running for help and heard gunfire, O’Hara said. Police found five people injured inside the encampment and three more showed up at local hospitals.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the city has been trying to clear this encampment out for months and has met with resistance. He said it will be cleared as soon as the investigation into the shooting is over.
“If [the property owner] wants to sue us, he can. If he wants to take this up in court, that is certainly his prerogative. but this is not safe,” Frey said. “This is a danger to the community and it’s being shut down right now.”
Five men were injured in a mass shooting on Monday morning in the area of East Lake Street and Stevens Avenue, police said. One man was found with life-threatening injuries, while three others suffered survivable injuries. A fifth victim, who is said to have been grazed by a bullet, was found some time later near East Lake Street and First Avenue South. Police said he refused medical treatment.
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