Edina Southdale shooting: 4 suspects arrested after fatal attack on West 66th
Four suspects were arrested after a fatal shooting around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday near the 3300 block of West 66th Street by Southdale Mall in Edina, police said.
Edina police said a fourth suspect was taken into custody around 1:30 p.m. Thursday with help from the Hennepin County Sheriff's West Metro Drug Task Force. The victim died at the scene despite life-saving efforts, and investigators say the victim and the suspects were known to each other.
Police temporarily blocked streets near the mall while processing the scene and collecting evidence as part of a major investigation. Investigators now believe they have arrested all suspects involved and are asking anyone with Southdale-area security footage to email [email protected].
Violence often concentrates in a small number of places, so authorities are treating this as a local dispute rather than a random attack. No additional details on motive or the suspects' identities have been released as the investigation continues.
📌 Key Facts
- The shooting occurred around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday near the 3300 block of West 66th Street in Edina; the victim died at the scene despite life‑saving efforts.
- Police say the victim and the suspects were known to each other and that the shooting was not random.
- Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack, and police believe they have now taken all suspects into custody.
- A fourth suspect was arrested around 1:30 p.m. Thursday on a probable cause murder charge with assistance from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s West Metro Drug Task Force.
- Investigators are asking anyone with security footage from the Southdale area to email tips and video to [email protected].
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- Edina PD reports a fourth suspect was arrested around 1:30 p.m. Thursday for probable cause murder, with help from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s West Metro Drug Task Force.
- Police now believe they have arrested all suspects involved in the shooting.
- Confirmation that the shooting occurred around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday near the 3300 block of West 66th Street and that the victim died at the scene despite life‑saving efforts.
- Police say the victim and suspects were known to each other and that the shooting was not random.
- Investigators are asking anyone with security footage from the Southdale area to email tips to [email protected].