Police on Tuesday night were investigating what appears to be a fatal shooting in South Minneapolis, authorities said.
Officers responding to a report of shots fired on the 700 block of East 18th Street at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday discovered a man injured from a suspected gunshot wound, according to Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder.
The man was taken by ambulance to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he later died.
His name was not immediately released.
Preliminary investigation indicated the man was involved in an exchange of words with another individual before shots were fired, Elder said.
The suspected shooter fled on foot.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.