One dead, 6 hurt in Minneapolis shooting

One person was killed and six others hurt in a shooting Tuesday afternoon near East Lake Street and Interstate 35W in south Minneapolis.

At a news conference, Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the shooter walked up to a group of people who were standing at the corner of East 29th Street and Clinton Avenue South and opened fire.

O’Hara said the attack was not random, and the killer fired about 30 rounds from a high-powered rifle.

“It’s more a weapon of war than something to be on the street here,” O’Hara said. “Just the damage that was done to the bodies of some of these victims is unspeakable. And thankfully we don't have more people that are dead from this incident.”

O’Hara said investigators are still trying to identify and locate the suspect, who ran from the scene.

“We have substantial pieces of evidence that we are reviewing,” he said.

O’Hara added that five of the victims ran away and took shelter in nearby businesses.

The shooting happened outside Cristo Rey Jesuit High School while students were inside. O’Hara did not say if anyone affiliated with the school was involved in the incident but said all seven victims appear to be adults.