Two shootings at separate homeless encampments in Minneapolis that killed three people and wounded three others over the weekend are possibly connected, police said.
The first shooting occurred shortly before 4:45 a.m. on Saturday at an encampment on 21 St E and 15 Av S., the Minneapolis Police Department said in a statement. The shooting culminated in the death of a man, while two other men were wounded.
On Sunday, another triple shooting occurred about 2:20 p.m. at an encampment along railroad tracks on the 4400 block between Hiawatha and Snelling avenues, police said in a different statement.
That shooting resulted in the deaths of two men who were pronounced dead on scene despite life-saving efforts, police said.
This is the second triple shooting at two separate homeless encampments in two days,” police said. “MPD has not ruled out the possibility that this shooting and the triple shooting that occurred on October 26th are related.”
A woman was also critically wounded in the shooting, police said.
Police said they were investigating the possibility of suspects who fled the Sunday shooting on foot. Three men were initially detained, but were cleared and released.
Police on Monday afternoon said there have been no arrests in the encampment shootings. The encampments are less than 4 miles apart in the same precinct.
The condition of the woman who was critically injured on Sunday was unknown, police said.
