November 05, 2025
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Minneapolis police probe Drew Avenue murder-suicide

Minneapolis police are investigating a suspected murder–suicide on Drew Avenue near Cedar Lake after a welfare check was requested when the residents — an elderly man and woman in their 80s — hadn't been heard from for several days. Authorities say the deaths are being treated as a shooting, but have not released the victims' identities or said which person was responsible for the gunfire.

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📌 Key Facts

  • Police say both victims were in their 80s.
  • A welfare check was requested after the residents had not been heard from for several days.
  • Police have not said which of the two was responsible for the gunfire; identities are still pending.

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Minneapolis police suspect murder-suicide in shooting of man, woman in house near Cedar Lake
Paul Walsh November 05, 2025
New information:
  • Police say both victims were in their 80s.
  • A welfare check was requested after the residents had not been heard from for several days.
  • Police have not said which of the two was responsible for the gunfire; identities are still pending.
Minneapolis police investigating suspicious deaths as murder-suicide
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul by Jeff.Wald@fox.com (Jeff Wald) November 05, 2025