Authorities identify man fatally shot at Brooklyn Center gas station

Dattreas Markeal Stewart of Brooklyn Center died at the scene.

December 12, 2019 at 10:22PM

A man was fatally shot at a Brooklyn Center gas station Wednesday night, and police continued to look for a suspect Thursday.

Police were called to the Pump n' Munch in the 1500 block of 69th Avenue about 8:15 p.m. on a reports of shooting. When officers arrived, they found a man in a vehicle with a gunshot wound, said Police Cmdr. Rick Gabler. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office on Thursday identified the man as Dattreas Markeal Stewart, 45, of Brooklyn Center.

Officers and paramedics had attempted life-saving measures, but Stewart died at the scene, Gabler said.

Gabler said the shooting did not appear to be a random crime.

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Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather.

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