2 Dead, Multiple Injured After Shooting In Downtown Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Two people are dead and multiple others injured following an early-morning shooting Saturday in downtown Minneapolis.

Shots rang out just before 2 a.m. in the 300 block of North First Avenue near Monarch nightclub, according to a report by Fox 9. Minneapolis police officers were nearby when they heard the shots.

The shooting happened after two men standing outside in a crowd got into an argument, Minneapolis Police spokesman John Elder told Fox 9. The men then pulled out guns and shot at each other.

The deceased were both men, Minneapolis police said on Twitter.

Of the injured victims, five were women and three were men.

Only one victim was listed in critical condition, police said. The others had non-life-threatening injuries.

In a statement released Saturday morning,

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the violence leaves the community to once again "process the reality that bullets have struck innocent bystanders."

"These outcomes are not fated. We can stem crime in our city, but it will take all of us coming together with a renewed commitment to preventative work and a shared resolve to stop the gun violence and bring the perpetrators to justice," Frey said in the statement.

Police have not identified any possible suspects; however, there is no ongoing public safety threat, authorities said on Twitter.