where was the minneapolis shooting
The most widely covered recent “Minneapolis shooting” people are asking about happened on a residential street in south Minneapolis, near Portland Avenue between East 33rd and 34th Street, less than a mile from where George Floyd was killed.
Exact location
- City officials described the scene as the area of East 34th Street and Portland Avenue in south Minneapolis.
- Reports note it was a residential block on Portland Avenue between 33rd and 34th Street, in the same general neighborhood as George Floyd Square.
What happened there
- A 37‑year‑old woman was shot in her vehicle by a federal immigration officer during an enforcement operation on that block.
- Local police arrived to find her with a gunshot wound to the head; she was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, where she later died.
Why it is in the news
- The incident has drawn intense scrutiny because it involved an ICE agent using deadly force in a residential neighborhood and because it occurred so close to the site of George Floyd’s killing.
- City leaders and community members have called for accountability and a thorough investigation by state and federal authorities.
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