Man fatally shot over weekend in the Little Earth community of Minneapolis is identified

No arrests had been made as of late Wednesday afternoon, police said.

June 8, 2022 at 9:28PM
Minneapolis Park Police monitored East Phillips Park in Minneapolis on Friday.
Minneapolis park police (Star Tribune file/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Christian Edward Lyons, 29, was identified Wednesday as the man who was fatally shot Saturday in the Little Earth community of Minneapolis.

Lyons was shot several times about 9:50 p.m. in the 2500 block of Cedar Avenue S. and died about 40 minutes later at HCMC, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said.

No arrests had been made as of late Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Minneapolis Park Police responding to reported gunfire near the Little Earth of United Tribes housing complex found Lyons collapsed a block away.

Callers to 911 had reported a vehicle was seen speeding from the scene, police said.

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