Man found dead of gunshot wound in south Minneapolis apartment

December 9, 2019 at 5:33AM
Police officers stood outside while investigators began their work on the second floor of a building in the 2000 block of Portland Ave. S. Sunday night.
Police officers stood outside while investigators began their work on the second floor of a building in the 2000 block of Portland Ave. S. Sunday night. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minneapolis police are investigating a Sunday night killing in the 2000 block of Portland Avenue S., according to police spokesman John Elder.

Officers were alerted to gunfire in the block by Shotspotter technology about 8:30 p.m. When they arrived at the scene, officers located a man in his 40s inside an apartment who had died of a gunshot wound.

A search for the shooter was continuing into the night. No other details were available.

Mara Klecker • 612-673-4440

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Mara Klecker covers Minneapolis K-12 schools for the Star Tribune. She previously reported on the suburbs of the Twin Cities. Before coming to the Star Tribune, she was the social services reporter at the Omaha World-Herald. 

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