When they arrived, they found 37-year-old Justin Adams Marshall with life-threatening gunshot wounds on the sidewalk near the intersection. Officers began CPR before he was taken to Hennepin Healthcare, where he later died.
Initial information from Minneapolis Police indicates Marshall had been speaking with someone in a vehicle when that person got out and opened fire, striking the victim before fleeing the scene.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the department is committed to finding answers: “We as a community cannot accept this violence and tragedy as normal,” O’Hara said in a written statement. “Investigators are working diligently to follow up on leads and learn what led up to this tragic shooting.”
Crime lab technicians processed the scene and officers canvassed the area for witnesses and surveillance video, but no arrests had been announced as of Friday morning.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office said Johnson died from multiple gunshot wounds, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.
Anyone with information is asked to contact MPD or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
