Officials have identified a man who was shot to death in Minneapolis more than two months ago.
Officials ID man shot to death in July in Minneapolis
Ethan Emanuel Johnson, 29, of Brooklyn Center was shot in the head on July 8.
Ethan Emanuel Johnson, 29, of Brooklyn Center was shot in the head on July 8 in an alley just north of W. Broadway in the 2000 block of north Minneapolis, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office said Tuesday. Johnson died three days later at North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, the Examiner’s Office said.
No arrests have been announced in connection with the shooting, and police have not indicated a possible motive for the killing.
Officers arrived at the alley about 11:30 p.m. and gave aid to Johnson until fire and emergency medical personnel took over, police said.
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