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Troubled north Minneapolis corner poses potential test of new public safety approach A rough stretch of the North Side may provide a telling first test of a new strategy that prioritizes mental health care and drug treatment. January 19, 2021 9:20pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Situated in the heart of north Minneapolis commercial district, the corner of W. Broadway and N. Lyndale Avenue is home to a grocery store, a Walgreens, and a gas station that locals have taken to calling the murder station.
The Winner Gas station very nearly lived up to its dark nickname again when a 19-year-old was shot there last month. He was one of at least 21 people to have been struck by gunfire around the intersection since last June.