The shooting unfolded about 1:30 p.m. on a sidewalk across the street from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School on the 2900 block of 4th Avenue S.
It’s the fourth mass shooting reported in Minneapolis this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which tracks such incidents from various publicly available sources.
Here are four things to know about Tuesday’s incident:
A man was killed, while five men and one woman were also injured, Police Chief Brian O’Hara said. Three were in critical condition, but all are expected to survive.
Speaking at the scene Tuesday afternoon, O’Hara did not have additional information on the victims.
O’Hara said the suspect stepped out of a vehicle and fired about 30 rounds from a high-velocity .223-caliber rifle. The victims were standing on a sidewalk. The suspect fled in a vehicle, and it is believed they acted alone.
O’Hara emphasized the firepower of the weapon used, describing it as a “weapon of war” that inflicted “unspeakable” injuries on the victims.