2 arrested in driveby shooting of taxi on Hennepin Avenue Bridge

September 4, 2015 at 10:04PM

Two people are in custody after Minneapolis police say they fired multiple shots into a taxicab on the Hennepin Avenue Bridge, injuring the driver early Friday morning.

Police were dispatched to the bridge just before 3 a.m., where they found the driver with multiple gunshot wounds. He suffered non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to recover.

A man and woman were arrested Friday and formal charges are pending.

Police believe the driver was targeted in the drive-by shooting and say there is no threat to public safety.

LIZ SAWYER

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Liz Sawyer  covers Minneapolis crime and policing at the Star Tribune. Since joining the newspaper in 2014, she has reported extensively on Minnesota law enforcement, state prisons and the youth justice system. 

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