MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police say a man is dead after he was shot Saturday afternoon on the city's south side.
In a statement Saturday evening, MPD said officers responded to reports of a shooting around 2 p.m. on the 2700 block of Blaisdell Avenue, where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds.
Although authorities immediately began life-saving efforts on the victim, he was later pronounced dead at HCMC.
On Monday, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner identified the deceased as 20-year-old Lenin Chimborazo-Punina, of Minneapolis. His death was ruled a homicide by multiple gunshot wounds.
Police say their initial investigation showed Chimborazo-Punina was standing in a group outside when at least one person fired shots before leaving the area.
So far police say, no arrests have been made in connection with the shooting.
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