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Two MinnesotaNational Guardsmen have been injured following a drive-by shooting that occurred in Minneapolis during the early morning hours Sunday.
According to Minnesota National Guard spokesman Liutenant Colonel Scott Hawks, a team of Minnesota National Guardsmen and Minneapolis police officers were fired at by a light colored SUV at around 4:15 a.m. as they provided neighborhood security near Penn Avenue and Broadway.
Hawkins noted that one National Guard member was taken to a local hospital to receive treatment for lacerations from shattered glass, while the other was left with superficial injuries. I am relieved to know none of our Guardsmen were seriously injured, Major General Shawn Manke, the Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard, said in a statement. This event highlights the volatility and tension in our communities right now. I ask for peace as we work through this difficult time.
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A Minnesota National Guard neighborhood security team says it was fired upon in a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning, with two guard members sustaining minor injuries.
The shooting occurred shortly before 4:20 a.m. in the Jordan neighborhood near the intersection of Penn Avenue and Broadway in northwest Minneapolis. According to a statement from the guard, a light-colored SUV fired several shots at a Minnesota Operation Safety Net team. Operation Safety Net is a joint effort among the Minneapolis Police Department, Hennepin County Sheriff s Office, the State of Minnesota and local jurisdictions. I am relieved to know none of our Guardsmen were seriously injured, said Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke. This event highlights the volatility and tension in our communities right now. I ask for peace as we work through this difficult time.
National Guard security team target of drive-by shooting early Sunday in Minneapolis
A National Guard member suffered minor injures from glass that shattered during the shooting and was treated at a local hospital. Other National Guard members suffered superficial injuries, the press release said.
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MINNEAPOLIS A neighborhood security team made up of Minnesota National Guard members and Minneapolis Police Department officers were the target of a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning, April 18, in North Minneapolis.