Man fatally shot; police arrest suspect

Published 8:51 am Wednesday, July 20, 2016

BROOKLYN CENTER — Police have arrested a man in the shooting death of another man in suburban Minneapolis.

According to a press release, Brooklyn Center police were called Tuesday afternoon on a report of a shooting. Officers found a man with at least one gunshot wound unconscious in his vehicle.

Police performed CPR, but the man was pronounced dead. His name has not been released.

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According to a press release, Cmdr. Rick Gabler said investigators talked to witnesses and found a suspect nearby within a few hours of the shooting. The man has been arrested and booked into jail.

Gabler said police believe he’s the only suspect. Authorities have yet to recover a gun.