Mass shooting in south Minneapolis leaves woman dead, 5 wounded, prompts 'unruly crowd' to gather

Paul Walsh, Tim Harlow, Star Tribune
Updated ·2 min read

A late-night mass shooting in south Minneapolis left a woman dead and five other people wounded, officials said Tuesday.

The gunfire erupted about 11:30 p.m. Monday on Franklin Avenue between 16th and 17th avenues S. on the border of the Seward and East Phillips neighborhoods, police said.

Police recovered a gun at the scene, but the only arrest so far was of a man who was obstructing law enforcement. Police have yet to outline the circumstances leading up to the shooting.

Along with the woman who died, the others who were treated at HCMC. One man was in critical condition, and two men and two women suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Officials have yet to release the victims' identities.

Additional officers from the Minneapolis, University of Minnesota and Metro Transit police departments were called in "to assist with an unruly crowd of more than 20 people," an MPD statement read. "Officers secured the scene, dispersed the crowd, triaged the wounded, provided immediate medical aid to the wounded and canvassed the area."

Police are asking for the public's help finding those responsible for the shooting. Tips can be submitted to CrimeStoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or CrimeStoppersMN.org. All tips are anonymous, and anyone providing information leading to an arrest and conviction may be eligible for a reward.

Monday's mass shooting follows the killing of one person and the wounding of two others by gunfire less than 26 hours earlier in another part of the city.

It was about 9:45 p.m. Sunday when three people were shot in the 2500 block of Central Avenue NE., just north of Lowry Avenue. The person who died was identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office as Christopher D. Thurmond, 32, of Maplewood. Officials have yet to release the identities of the other victims.

Two women from Minneapolis, ages 25 and 27, were arrested in connection with the shooting, police said, and both await possible charges. Police released their identities, but the Star Tribune generally does not identify suspects before they are charged.