MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are investigating after three men were shot in the Ventura Village neighborhood early Saturday morning.
According to Minneapolis police, officers were called to the area around East 21st Street and South 15th Avenue around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Officials said the shooting happened at a small homeless encampment.
Officers found three men had been shot. All three were taken to Hennepin Healthcare, where one of the men died of his injuries.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner will release the man's name and cause of death in the coming days.
“Once again, tragedy has occurred at a homeless encampment and all three of the injured are known to police,” said Minneapolis Police Chief O’Hara in a statement. “Those injured today are part of the at-risk population in homeless encampments. They are suspects, witnesses, and victims of crimes. The level of crime, the drug use, and other things associated with encampments continue to create very unsafe conditions that we are working with our partners to try to address.”
Police have not announced any arrests as of Saturday morning.
KARE 11 will update this story as more information is made available.
