MINNEAPOLIS — A man shot and killed in Minneapolis, in the city's first homicide of the new year, has been identified.
Angelo Roch Morehead, 23, of West Saint Paul, was killed Jan. 8, 2022 in the shooting that happened on 11th Avenue South, according to a news release from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office.
According to the Minneapolis Police Department, officers responded to reports of shots fired and a vehicle that crashed into parked cars on the 4200 block of 11th Avenue South at about 9:40 p.m. Saturday.
When they arrived, officers found Morehead laying in the street. Officers then performed CPR on him, police say. Officers found that Morehead had a gunshot wound and he was then taken by ambulance to Hennepin Health, where he later died.
This is the first homicide of 2022, according to police.
Anyone with any information regarding the fatal shooting is urged to call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online here. Information that leads to an arrest and conviction might be eligible for a reward.
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