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6 people injured in 2 downtown Minneapolis shootings

6 people injured in 2 downtown Minneapolis shootings | iNFOnews.ca
In this photo provided by KARE, a person is brought into an emergency vehicle after a shooting early Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, in Minneapolis. Minneapolis police said multiple people have been wounded in shootings in downtown Minneapolis. (KARE via AP)

Minneapolis police say six people have been wounded in two likely gang-related shootings in downtown Minneapolis.

Authorities are investigating whether the shootings early Monday are connected. They have arrested a suspect, but don’t yet know in which shooting the person may have been involved.

Police say two men suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds in a shooting about 1 a.m. outside the First Precinct police station. They were treated at Hennepin County Medical Center. A handgun was recovered in a nearby parking lot.

About 15 minutes later, less than a block away, police say three men and a male juvenile were shot and injured. Police say three of the four are expected to be OK. The fourth victim is hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the chest.

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