In a 24-hour span, nine people have been shot in Minneapolis, resulting in five fatalities, police say. The outburst of deadly violence began late Tuesday night when five people were shot near an alley off East 25th Street and Bloomington Avenue in the Midtown Phillips area.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon about a 'targeted' shooting in Minneapolis that left three people dead, including a teenage boy,

Police Chief Brian O’Hara said that based on information he had as of Wednesday afternoon, he believed all the victims were Native