Minneapolis police are investigating a shooting that left a 17-year-old male dead near downtown Minneapolis on Tuesday night.
According to police, gunfire broke out around 6:30 p.m. at an apartment near Nicollet Avenue and East 18th Street. The 17-year-old was taken to the hospital where he later died. The 16-year-old's conditions remains unknown but he was taken to the hospital with potentially life-threatening gunshot wounds.
Investigators believe a fight inside an apartment lobby preceded shots being fired.
The 17-year-old's death marks the 45th homicide in Minneapolis this year.
