MPD FAST unit investigating new non-fatal Lake Street shooting
Minneapolis' Firearm Assault Shoot Team is investigating a non-fatal shooting around 11:56 p.m. Wednesday on the 1700 block of East Lake Street that left an adult man with potentially life-threatening injuries.[1]
Officers found the man outside a Lake Street business and say he was shot multiple times.[1] A possible suspect fled on foot through an alley, and no arrests had been reported at the time of publication.[1]
FAST has operated since March and was created to restore a dedicated non-fatal shooting investigation function MPD lost after 2020 staffing cuts.[2] The unit includes officers from MPD, Metro Transit, Ramsey County, the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Bloomington police and the ATF, and MPD says at least one FAST member responds to every shooting with a victim.[2]
Earlier coverage credited FAST with quick clears and improving non-fatal shooting solve rates, noting a 47% solve rate in 2025 and an example arrest at 9th and Nicollet.[2] But the new Lake Street case follows other recent shootings in the area and highlights continuing violence in problem spots, prompting city leaders to commit extra on-the-ground resources at hot spots such as 19th and Nicollet.[3]
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📌 Key Facts
- A shooting occurred around 10 p.m. Monday, July 20, 2026, in an alley off the 1800 block of Nicollet Avenue — about a day after the 19th & Nicollet mass shooting — where officers found a 23-year-old man with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds who was taken to Hennepin Healthcare; officers obtained a suspect description and briefly chased a man who fled and jumped a fence toward the highway but no arrest was made (1800 block of Nicollet Avenue).
- The incident is being investigated by Minneapolis’ new Firearm Assault Shoot Team (FAST), a unit that has operated since March and is explicitly designed to handle non‑fatal shootings, restoring a dedicated function MPD lost after 2020 staffing cuts (Firearm Assault Shoot Team).
- FAST is staffed by officers from MPD as well as Metro Transit, Ramsey County, the BCA, Bloomington police and the ATF, and MPD says at least one FAST member responds to every shooting with a victim (MPD).
- FAST conducts bi‑weekly “shoot meetings” across Hennepin County to share leads on suspects, vehicles and patterns, and MPD reported a 47% non‑fatal shooting solve rate in 2025 with leadership saying FAST can push that above 60% in 2026 (shoot meetings).
- MPD credits FAST with quickly clearing cases, citing an example at 9th and Nicollet where a suspect allegedly who tried to execute a victim and struck an innocent bystander was in custody within hours (9th and Nicollet).
- FAST is also investigating a fresh non‑fatal shooting on the 1700 block of East Lake Street that occurred around 11:56 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2026; the victim is an adult man shot multiple times outside a Lake Street business with potentially life‑threatening injuries, a possible suspect fled on foot through an alley, and no arrests had been reported as of publication (1700 block of East Lake Street).
- Interim Chief Bill Peterson called 19th & Nicollet a troubled gang- and drug‑trafficking spot and said MPD will add dedicated resources there, and Council Member Jamal Osman told residents via Facebook that MPD has committed to a constant police presence with multiple squads on site (Interim Chief Bill Peterson).
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- FAST is now investigating a fresh non-fatal shooting on the 1700 block of East Lake Street around 11:56 p.m. Wednesday.
- The victim is an adult man shot multiple times outside a Lake Street business, with potentially life‑threatening injuries.
- A possible suspect fled on foot through an alley; no arrests have been made as of the article’s publication.
- Explains that FAST (Firearm Assault Shoot Team) has been operating since March and is explicitly designed as a non‑fatal shooting unit, restoring a dedicated function MPD lost after 2020 staffing cuts.
- Details the unit’s composition: officers from MPD, Metro Transit, Ramsey County, BCA, Bloomington police and ATF, with at least one member responding to every shooting with a victim.
- Reports that Minneapolis’ non‑fatal shooting solve rate was 47% in 2025, above the national average, and that MPD leadership believes FAST can push that above 60% in 2026.
- Describes an example case at 9th and Nicollet where a suspect who allegedly tried to execute a victim and hit an innocent bystander was in custody within hours, which MPD attributes to FAST’s work.
- Reveals that the unit holds bi‑weekly “shoot meetings” across Hennepin County cities to share leads on suspects, vehicles and patterns in recent shootings.
- A new shooting occurred around 10 p.m. Monday in an alley off the 1800 block of Nicollet Avenue, about a day after the 19th & Nicollet mass shooting.
- Police found a 23-year-old man with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and transported him to Hennepin Healthcare.
- Officers obtained a suspect description, briefly chased a man who fled and jumped a fence toward the highway, but the suspect has not yet been caught.
- The incident is being investigated by Minneapolis’ new Firearm Assault Shoot Team, indicating that unit is now handling these cases.
- Interim Chief Bill Peterson reiterated that 19th & Nicollet is a troubled gang and drug-trafficking spot and said MPD will add dedicated resources there.
- Council Member Jamal Osman told residents via Facebook that MPD has committed to a constant police presence and multiple squads on site in the area.