Monday July 3, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS -- A teenage girl is fighting for her life at Hennepin Healthcare after being shot in a building along Lake Street and Pleasant Avenue on Saturday night.
"We heard the woman screaming upstairs, then we tried to help her," said Seleban Ali, who attended the Somali Independence Day festival. "A lot of people were here, maybe 200 people or 300 people."
Ali said he didn't hear any shots fired, but heard the screams coming from the top floor of the building on the corner of Lake and Pleasant, which is connected to the Karmel Mall.
"[She was screaming] 'Help, help, call an ambulance,' and another [person] was crying," said Ali.
Minneapolis police tell WCCO when they responded to the area around 10:30 p.m., they found a girl in her mid-teens had been shot. Police say her injuries are life-threatening.
"It's sad, it's no good," said Ali. "I like peace always."
Minneapolis police are still investigating and tell us that no one has been arrested.