Minneapolis Police Investigating Deadly Shooting at Transit Center 📍 Chicago & Lake Transit Center 📅 September 2, 2025

Minneapolis Police Investigating Deadly Shooting at Transit Center
📍 Chicago & Lake Transit Center
📅 September 2, 2025

Minneapolis Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred just after 12:30 p.m. at the Chicago and Lake Transit Center.

Officers from the Third Precinct responded to 911 calls about gunfire and found a 32-year-old man deceased from gunshot wounds inside the bus shelter. Preliminary reports indicate the incident began as an altercation between two men, which escalated into a shooting. The suspect fled the scene on foot, heading north on Chicago Avenue.

🔍 MPD Forensic Scientists processed the scene, and the investigation is ongoing. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the victim’s name and official cause of death.

Chief Brian O’Hara acknowledged the community’s pain, stating:

“As another life has been lost to senseless violence, our hearts go out to this man’s family and to everyone who is grieving… Every incident compounds the pain and anxiety that people in our community are feeling.”

Police were also seen searching for the suspected gunman at Abbott Hospital shortly after the shooting, based on reports he may have been seen there.