MINNEAPOLIS — A man is dead after apparently being shot while driving near the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden early Monday.
Minneapolis police spokesman officer Garrett Parten says squads responded to the intersection of Hennepin Ave. S and Vineland Place around 1:15 a.m. on reports of a vehicle crash. Responding officers spoke with witnesses on the scene who told them someone had been shot.
Two vehicles were located at the intersection, and in one was a man in his 20s suffering from multiple life-threatening gunshot wounds. Officers attempted lifesaving care until paramedics arrived and transported the man to Hennepin Healthcare. Despite efforts to save his life, the man, identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner as 25-year-old Deveall La Ray McClendon, did not survive.
McClendon, known as Deveall "Mac," was a member of the Minneapolis Warriors amateur football team. A celebration of life for Mac is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. at Commons Park in Fridley.
The second vehicle had two people inside, neither of whom was injured.
Witnesses told investigators they heard gunshots, and then saw the vehicle driven by McClendon traveling down Hennepin Ave. and eventually rear-end the second vehicle at the stoplight. They also reported seeing a third vehicle leaving the area at a "high rate of speed."
Forensic specialists processing the scene located evidence of gunfire both in the street and on the vehicle driven by McClendon.
No arrests have been made at this time.
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