MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are searching for the person they said shot seven people in south Minneapolis on Tuesday afternoon. Authorities said one man was killed, and six others, including one woman and five men, were hospitalized.
The gunfire erupted just before 2 p.m. near the intersection of 29th Street East and Clinton Avenue, just steps away from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, which was in session at the time.
As investigators continue searching for the shooter, some neighbors are grappling with the shock of what they witnessed.
Witnesses described a chaotic scene as victims fled for help. Among them was south Minneapolis resident Jonathan Garcia, who was walking with friends and his 1-year-old son when the shooting began. Speaking through an interpreter, Garcia recalled h