2 Men Killed in 2nd Minnesota Shooting Outside a Funeral

2 Men Killed in 2nd Minnesota Shooting Outside a Funeral
A police car in St. Paul, Minn., in June 2019. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
The Associated Press
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ST. PAUL, Minn.—Two men were killed and three other people were injured in a second shooting outside gatherings to mourn loved ones in St. Paul this weekend.

The St. Paul Police Department said all five people were shot in a parking lot shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday during an altercation after a celebration-of-life event. One man died at the scene while a second man died at a hospital after he was taken there in a private vehicle.

The three people who were injured included a man who was in critical condition Saturday and two women with injuries not considered life-threatening.

No arrests had been made as of Sunday morning. None of the victims’ names were released immediately.

Saturday’s shooting came one day after three teens were shot and injured at a funeral reception for a Harding High School student who had been fatally stabbed at school two weeks earlier.

Police said there was no evidence the two weekend shootings were connected.