1 dead, 2 critically injured in north Minneapolis gunfire

One person was dead and at least two others were in critical condition after six people were shot Wednesday night in north Minneapolis, police said.

The carnage, which unfolded just before 9 p.m., added to the grim toll that a sharp escalation in shootings has taken on north Minneapolis this year.

The bloodshed erupted when many shots were fired on Newton Avenue N. between 15th and 16th avenues N., according to police Inspector Mike Kjos.

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