Two hospitalized -- including 3-year-old boy -- after North Minneapolis shooting on Friday
Jul. 10—Two people were hospitalized after a shooting on Friday night in North Minneapolis, one of them a 3-year-old boy.
Police received numerous 911 calls reporting a shooting near the 3300 block of Emerson Ave. North at around 9:50 p.m., according to the police statement.
The 3-year-old boy was located first, suffering from what was described by authorities as a "critical" gunshot wound.
Officers began providing emergency aid but, after learning the ambulance was about three to four minutes away, decided he could not wait that long to get to the closest hospital, which was about three miles away in Robbinsdale.
"Officers picked the child up and drove him, code 3 (lights and siren) to North Memorial Medical Center where he received the best definitive medical care," the news release stated. "Because of the quick actions of the officers, this child is likely to survive this critical injury."
In addition to the boy, a second person was located by authorities on the same block, suffering from what was described as a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. That person was transported by ambulance to the medical center.
Initial reports of another victim a block away was unfounded, police say.
Investigators worked on this case through the night, according to the statement. Suspects fled prior to police arrival; no one is currently in custody.
