Minneapolis marked its 45th homicide for the year early Monday morning, following a shooting near East Franklin Avenue and Elliot Avenue South that occurred about 1 a.m.
A statement subsequently released by the Minneapolis Police Department said that a male in his 40s was discovered in the front yard of a residence with life-threatening gunshot wounds after Metro Transit officers heard gunfire in the area. The injured man died at the scene.
The homicide is the seventh in just under two weeks in Minneapolis, which saw two mass shootings in two days during the last week of August, one at East Lake Street and Clinton Avenue South on Aug. 26, where seven people were shot, including one who died. The other mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School on Aug. 27 left two children dead and 21 others injured.
The Minneapolis Crime Dashboard was only updated through Sept. 7 at the time of this report and showed 44 homicides so far this year, which did not include Monday’s fatal shooting, which would bring the total to 45.
The number compares to 54 homicides during the same period last year. However, the homicide rate is still outpacing 2019 (pre-Covid lockdowns and pre-George Floyd), which was at 30 for the same period that year, according to the crime dashboard.
The crime dashboard shows reports of violent crimes are down from last year in several categories, including robbery, carjacking, and shooting injuries. The number of assaults remains nearly the same, and domestic aggravated assaults are up over 11% from last year.
The Minneapolis Police Department is currently operating with only about 260 patrol officers, and the department has essentially stopped informing the public about 911 call answering times and police response times, leaving questions about whether the public has given up reporting some crimes altogether due to lack of response and available officers.
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