19-year-old killed, teen wounded in south Minneapolis shooting
Minneapolis police say a 19-year-old man was shot and killed and a 16-year-old boy was wounded in an apartment shooting on the 2500 block of 17th Avenue South around 10:15 p.m. Saturday. Officers arrived to find the 19-year-old dead at the scene and the 16-year-old injured; the teen is expected to survive. Investigators believe a fight among a group of people inside the apartment escalated into gunfire, and multiple suspects fled before police arrived. MPD has released no suspect descriptions and announced no arrests, leaving neighbors with yet another unsolved shooting in a densely populated south-side corridor. The case adds to ongoing concerns about youth involvement in shootings and the frequency of armed disputes spilling over inside multi-unit housing across Minneapolis.
đ Key Facts
- Shooting occurred around 10:15 p.m. Saturday on the 2500 block of 17th Avenue South in Minneapolis.
- Victims are a 19-year-old man who died at the scene and a 16-year-old boy who is expected to survive.
- Police believe a fight among a group inside the apartment escalated to gunfire and that suspects fled before officers arrived; no arrests have been made.
đ Relevant Data
In Minneapolis, between 2019 and 2023, 94% of known homicide suspects were Black, while Black individuals comprise approximately 18% of the city's population.
The demographics of murder â American Experiment
During the same period (2019-2023), 81% of homicide victims in Minneapolis were Black.
The demographics of murder â American Experiment
Given that 94% of known suspects and 81% of victims in Minneapolis homicides from 2019-2023 were Black, the majority of these homicides are intra-racial, specifically Black-on-Black.
The demographics of murder â American Experiment
The Seward neighborhood in Minneapolis, where the shooting occurred, has a population that is 39% Black, compared to 18% Black citywide, with Whites at 45%, based on recent demographic data.
Seward Demographics and Statistics â Niche
In 2018, Blacks were responsible for 88% of Minneapolis homicides where the offender's race was known, and the rate of violent crime among Black residents was 27 times higher than among White residents.
Maligning Minneapolis â City Journal
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