At least one person was killed and two were injured in Minneapolis shootings this weekend, according to reports.
A manhunt was underway on Sunday after a man was shot dead near where George Floyd died last May. The shooting took place on Saturday near “George Floyd Square”, which serves as a memorial to Floyd, who died in police custody and sparked protests and riots across the United States last May.
Minneapolis Police Department spokesman John Elder said the victim was shot after he and the suspect had a verbal disagreement. The man died at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC).
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George Floyd Square is shown on February 8, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo / Jim Mone)
Friends and colleagues identified the victim as Imez Wright, 30, of Minneapolis, who has already been convicted of domestic violence and narcotics crimes, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Wright was training to be a mental health professional and worked as a staff member at Change Inc., a Twin Cities organization that helps mentor black youth in St. Paul.
“It is a big loss for our organization, our team,” Quinton Bonds, one of his supervisors, told the newspaper. “Our team is like a family. We have lost a family member.”
“[Wright] always said he would have liked to have known better, “Bonds continued.” He was very authentic. “
Later, on Saturday, a man was injured in the Uptown area of the city. He was taken to HCMC with non-critical injuries.
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On Sunday morning, police responded to another shooting and found a man suffering from non-critical injuries. The victim was taken to a local hospital, according to the Star-Tribune. Police say he was in a vehicle when he was shot.
The fatal shooting was probably the 12th homicide in Minneapolis so far this year, according to reports. It happened when the selection of the jury starts on Monday at the trial of Derek Chauvin. The Minneapolis police officer was fired and charged with murder after a video of a viewer showed him pressing his knee to Floyd’s neck.
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Elder said the shootings were unrelated to the approaching trial. He said that anyone with more information should contact Crime Stoppers of Minnesota.