Employee at Cedar-Riverside shop shot and killed in suspected robbery

It is the city's 24th homicide of the year.

April 28, 2021 at 1:42AM
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Minneapolis police investigated the suspected armed robbery of a store and shooting of a clerk on the 400 block of S. Cedar Avenue on Tuesday night. (LEILA NAVIDI • Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minneapolis police are investigating the death of a man who was shot while working Tuesday evening at a Cedar-Riverside shop.

Police responded to a robbery report about 7 p.m. in the 400 block of S. Cedar Avenue, according to police spokesman John Elder. Officers found a man with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead soon after.

The suspect fled in a vehicle. Police were hoping to find video of the area and interviewed people near the scene.

The building where the shooting took place appeared to be a bazaar with shops inside. Locals near the scene said it was known as "the mall."

It was Minneapolis' 24th homicide of the year.

Anyone with information can call 800-222-8477 or submit a tip at crimestoppersmn.org.

Alex Chhith • 612-673-4759

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Minneapolis police investigated the fatal shooting of a clerk during an armed robbery Tuesday of a Cedar-Riverside store. (LEILA NAVIDI • Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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