Woman arrested in shooting death at Minneapolis apartment

A man's death was the city's 79th homicide this year — and the third this week.

November 28, 2020 at 3:54AM
On Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, Minneapolis police were investigating a shooting inside this apartment building.
On Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, Minneapolis police were investigating a shooting inside this apartment building. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minneapolis police are investigating a shooting death at an apartment complex on the city's South Side following an apparent domestic dispute.

Officers responded to a report of a shooting at 3114 E. 58th St., just off Hwy. 62, shortly after 2 p.m. Friday. They found a man in his 20s suffering from an gunshot wound, police spokesman John Elder said. The man died at the scene.

His death marked the city's 79th homicide this year — and the third this week.

Investigators arrested a 24-year-old woman who was later booked into the Hennepin County jail on probable cause murder charges.

Police believe she was in a relationship with the victim. Jail records indicate she lived in the two-story apartment complex.

The woman has no violent criminal history. Her Facebook page says she works as a security guard.

As darkness fell, crime lab technicians scoured the building and a patch of grass outside the parking lot for evidence. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner will identify the man following an autopsy.

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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