Minneapolis police and city leaders vowed to take a stand against violence coinciding with the July Fourth holiday.
A social media post from the City of Minneapolis urged people to “stay safe by following some simple rules”—and declared that “Gun violence will not be tolerated.”
However, several shootings were reported in Minneapolis in the early morning hours of July 5, according to Crime Watch Minneapolis, including the following:
Minneapolis – Several SHOOTINGS reported overnight.
4:46 a.m., 17xx Russell Ave N, report only
3:24 a.m., xx S 6th St, downtown
3:15 a.m., 1xx N 4th St, downtown
2:52 a.m., GSW showed up at HCMC
2:34 a.m., 25xx Elliot Ave S
Also, 4:09 a.m., dead person at 1xx E Lake… pic.twitter.com/lyZ5ptzx7n
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) July 5, 2025
Around 8:30 a.m., one person was shot three times in the leg near 34xx Dupont Avenue North in north Minneapolis, Crime Watch Minneapolis reported.
Additionally, Minneapolis police confirmed that a fatal shooting occurred Friday night in south Minneapolis.
At approximately 11:20 p.m., Minneapolis firefighters were flagged down to check on a man who was unconscious on the ground in the 2700 block of Bloomington Avenue. They immediately began CPR.
Officers identified the man as being in his 20s, with at least one apparent gunshot wound. They also located evidence of gunfire, indicating that multiple shots had been fired.
The injured man was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Another fatal shooting occurred early Friday morning in north Minneapolis, police said in a press release.
In addition to the shootings, a stabbing victim showed up at HCMC around 9 a.m. Saturday morning, according to Crime Watch.
Since the Minneapolis Police Department began using encrypted communications, further details of some of these shooting incidents could not be immediately gathered.
The shootings and other criminal activity indicate yet another year of violence coinciding with July Fourth celebrations in Minneapolis, which defy statements made by Minneapolis police and city leaders.
In response to the violence in the past few years, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said, “This year we are even more prepared.”
Nearly two months ago, Chief O’Hara made similar statements in response to an early morning shooting that occurred on May 14. In response to that shooting, Chief O’Hara said, “We cannot, and will not, standby and tolerate this kind of violence in our city.”
