Authorities have identified a man who was fatally shot earlier this month in north Minneapolis.
Marcus R. Brown, 28, of St. Cloud, suffered a gunshot wound to the neck on July 16 at N. Bryant and 21st avenues, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said.
A caller to 911 reported seeing Brown on the ground in front of a vehicle around 3 p.m. Officers arrived and provided aid to him before fire and emergency medical personnel took over, according to police.
An ambulance took Brown to North Memorial Health Hospital, where he died four days later , police said.
Officer Garrett Parten, a police spokesman, said, "There is an arrest listed in this case, [but] the arrest is not related to the murder."
There have been 50 homicides in Minneapolis this year, according to a Star Tribune database.
Police are urging anyone with information about this killing to call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be submitted at CrimeStoppersMN.org. All tips are anonymous, and information leading to an arrest and conviction could result in a reward.
