Dinkytown Halloween shooting kills 1, injures 2; MPD recovers 3 guns
A Halloween-night triple shooting in Dinkytown near the University of Minnesota left one man dead and two others — including a UMN undergraduate and a juvenile — wounded; the deceased is not believed to be a UMN student and the two survivors were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Minneapolis police recovered three guns at the scene, say officers heard two bursts of fully automatic fire and suspect illegal conversion devices, no arrests have been announced, and MPD will increase patrols (CrimeStoppers tip line: 1-800-222-TIPS).
📌 Key Facts
- On Halloween night around 2:38 a.m., officers heard two bursts of gunfire in Dinkytown; an adult and a juvenile male were found wounded at 13th Ave. SE & 5th St., and a third male was found shot in the alley behind Frank & Andrea pizzeria.
- One man died at the scene; two others were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries — one injured person is a juvenile and the other is a University of Minnesota undergraduate; the deceased is not believed to be a U of M student.
- Officers recovered three guns at the scene, and police believe one of the recovered guns belonged to the man who died.
- MPD reported an officer heard what sounded like fully automatic gunfire and investigators suspect illegal devices were used to convert a handgun to fire automatically; reporting notes Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Glock last year over conversion concerns.
- No arrests had been announced as of publication; police asked for tips and provided the CrimeStoppers tip line (1-800-222-TIPS).
- Chief Brian O’Hara said MPD will immediately increase patrols in Dinkytown; the department held over the afternoon mid-watch and deployed additional MPD and UMPD officers for anticipated Halloween crowds.
- Local reporting frames the Dinkytown killing as one of three homicides in Minneapolis over a four-day period.
📰 Sources (4)
Minneapolis sees three deadly shootings in four days
New information:
- Frames this killing as one of three homicides in four days citywide
- Notes that no arrests had been announced as of publication
Triple shooting in Dinkytown near U of M campus leaves one dead, two injured
New information:
- Chief Brian O’Hara said an officer on patrol heard two bursts of fully automatic gunfire (reinforcing earlier indications of automatic fire).
- One of the injured victims is a juvenile; the other injured victim is a U of M student.
- The deceased is not believed to be a U of M student.
- More precise scene details: the third victim was found in the alley behind Frank & Andrea pizzeria.
- MPD staffing detail: the afternoon mid-watch was held over, and additional MPD and UMPD officers were deployed for anticipated Halloween crowds.
Halloween night shooting kills one, injures two near University of Minnesota
New information:
- Officers recovered three guns at the scene; police believe one belonged to the man who died.
- Officers heard two bursts of gunfire around 2:38 a.m.; an adult and a juvenile male were found wounded at 13th Ave. SE & 5th St., and a third male was found shot in a nearby alley.
- One victim died at the scene; the other two were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Chief Brian O’Hara said one survivor is a UMN undergraduate and that MPD will immediately increase patrols in Dinkytown.
- Police suspect illegal devices converted a handgun to fire automatically; context noted that AG Keith Ellison sued Glock last year over conversion concerns.
- CrimeStoppers tip line provided (1-800-222-TIPS).