Minneapolis shooter kills one, injures 11

ONE man is dead and 11 people have suffered non-lifethreatening wounds in a shooting in the US city of Minneapolis yesterday.

Police initially said 10 people had been shot with “various severity levels of injuries,” but revised the total to 12 shot, including one fatally, in a tweet posted just after 3am.

The name and age of the deceased was not immediately released, and it wasn’t clear whether anyone was taken into custody.

An initial tweet from Minneapolis police advised the public to avoid the area in Uptown Minneapolis.

The address corresponded to a commercial district near several bars and restaurants.

Minnesota began allowing bars and restaurants to reopen with limited service on June 1 after some six weeks of coronavirus closure.

Photographs posted to social media showed windows at the theatre and another storefront shot out.

Screams were audible on a live video posted to Facebook that showed the aftermath at the scene.

Small crowds of people gathered, with some crouched over victims lying on the pavement before police officers on bicycles showed up to attend to them.

Splatters of blood were visible on the pavement after the victims were taken to local hospitals.

The area is about 5km west of the Minneapolis commercial area and neighbourhood hit by rioting in the wake of George Floyd’s May 25 death after being arrested by Minneapolis police.

Floyd’s death has sparked a move to overhaul the Minneapolis Police Department, with a majority of City Council members pledging support for dismantling a department that many community activists have called brutal and racist.

That’s prompted push-back from opponents who question how citizens will be protected from violent crime.

Calls and emails to Minneapolis police seeking more information about yesterday’s shootings weren’t immediately returned.

Further details weren’t immediately available.