Shooting in downtown Minneapolis kills two, injures three

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said officers responding to multiple fights near N. 5th Street and Hennepin Avenue heard gunshots from the area just before 2 a.m. Saturday. Officers rushed to the scene and found five victims. All were given medical aid before being transported to area hospitals.

A man was arrested and booked on probable cause in the incident, but authorities are still investigating his role. Police said they recovered a firearm and "other evidence" from the scene.

The violence comes a week after an SUV drove into a crowd after a fight at the same intersection. Latalia Anjolie Margalli is charged with one count of second-degree murder and five counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the crash that killed De'Miaya Broome and injured several others shortly after 12:20 a.m. Sept. 14.

There have been five homicides in Minneapolis since last weekend. That brings the annual total to 57, 22% more than at this time in 2023, when the tally stood at 47, according to a Star Tribune database.