Shootings more than doubled in 2020 compared to 2019. Nearly half of all those shootings occurred since [[George Floyd]]’s death, according to a ''Minneapolis Star Tribune'' analysis.<ref>https://www.startribune.com/surge-in-gun-violence-tests-minneapolis-leaders/571524202/</ref> On Father’s Day, a mass shooting on a crowded street uptown struck 11 people. The next day saw a chain of retaliatory shootings—the first next to a park filled with children, the next, 90 minutes later, on a notorious gang-dominated street intersection. In nearby St. Paul, reported firearms discharges have more than doubled. The same gangbangers are getting shot repeatedly. One 17-year-old boy has been shot in four different events over the last month and a half. | Shootings more than doubled in 2020 compared to 2019. Nearly half of all those shootings occurred since [[George Floyd]]’s death, according to a ''Minneapolis Star Tribune'' analysis.<ref>https://www.startribune.com/surge-in-gun-violence-tests-minneapolis-leaders/571524202/</ref> On Father’s Day, a mass shooting on a crowded street uptown struck 11 people. The next day saw a chain of retaliatory shootings—the first next to a park filled with children, the next, 90 minutes later, on a notorious gang-dominated street intersection. In nearby St. Paul, reported firearms discharges have more than doubled. The same gangbangers are getting shot repeatedly. One 17-year-old boy has been shot in four different events over the last month and a half. |