Shootings and Violent Crime

1+ day, 45+ min ago   (122+ words) BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Two men are dead after being shot on a Brooklyn playground on Friday, according to the police. The two men, aged 33 and 35, were shot inside Howard Playground at Mother... BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) -- Two men are dead after being shot…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (593+ words) After Sunday’s shooting in Dinkytown left two severely injured, University of Minnesota students say they’ve begun to feel more numb to the violence that has frequently bothered residents. Seth Brezinski, a computer science student at the University, has become increasingly…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (381+ words) ST. PAUL (Minnesota Reformer) – Crime in major categories continued to go down in 2025, according to a new report from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. As in past years, crime is at a multi-decade low, reaching levels Minnesota hasn’t seen since…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (167+ words) Data released Thursday by the Department of Public Safety show the number of killings and other violent crimes reported in Minnesota last year continued on a years-long downward trend. Law enforcement agencies recorded 130 murders in 2025 in Minnesota compared with 172 in…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (36+ words) Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges spoke about a shooting near the Mall of America that left one injured. Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges spoke about a shooting near the Mall of America that left one injured....

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (344+ words) Two of the defendants charged in the brutal killing of a transgender man from Minnesota in upstate New York last year were sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole. Family and friends of Sam Nordquist attended the sentencing of…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (379+ words) GoFundMe pages have been created to support victims and their family members after of a a mass shooting at a Minneapolis apartment complex last week. Investigators say three were killed in the shooting, including the shooter, and several people were…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (275+ words) A Sunday morning shooting left two people with life-threatening injuries in Dinkytown, according to the Minneapolis Police Department. The shooting, which occurred on the corner of 4th Street Southeast and 13th Avenue Southeast at 2:41 a.m., is still under investigation. MPD representatives say multiple…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (714+ words) A group of Minneapolis doctors and gun violence prevention advocates are calling on the state to pass stricter gun laws after Wednesday’s shooting that killed three people. Speaking to the press at Minneapolis City Hall Friday, several doctors who responded…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (609+ words) Christian Castro pleaded not guilty to six counts of making false statements to investigators during an appearance in Texas federal court after turning himself into federal authorities Thursday evening. He was shackled at his wrists, waist and feet during the…...