Minneapolis police investigating first homicide of 2025
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Minneapolis police are investigating the apparent shooting death of a 21-year-old man in north Minneapolis as the city’s first homicide of 2025.
According to police, officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation on the 3200 block of Fremont Avenue North just before 11 p.m. There, they found a man who appeared to be seriously wounded by gunfire. Police say officers administered medical aid to the man before he was transported to North Memorial Medical Center where he later died.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner on Sunday identified the man as Bobby Glenn Hawkins, 21, of Brooklyn Center. The release said Hawkins died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Police Chief Brian O’Hara is asking for anyone with information about the shooting to contact MPD.
“Our investigators will work tirelessly to try and find answers about what happened to this man for his family,” said Chief O’Hara. “I urge anyone who may know what happened to contact our investigators.”
Preliminary crime data provided by the city of Minneapolis show there were 79 homicides recorded in the city in 2024. That is higher than pre-pandemic levels, but less than the 96 homicides recorded in 2021.
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