Watch: Mayor Frey on Drug Encampment Murders October 26 & 27

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“We need to be honest and realistic about what is happening right now. We need to call a spade a spade. This is not about a lack of shelter. This is about fentanyl. We need to put an end to this because people are dying, it has a huge impact on thee surrounding neighborhoods, most of the time by the way are lower income neighborhoods.” – Mayor Jacob Frey on the City’s 2nd triple shooting of the weekend

Sunday, October 27th, 2 people died in a triple shooting (a third victim died a few days later) at a drug encampment in South Minneapolis. That shooting came a day after another triple shooting at another homeless encampment in Minneapolis on Saturday morning that left 1 man dead.

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David Tinjum
David Tinjum
David is a Tech Entrepreneur, Political Advisor and Publisher of Minneapolis Times. For nearly two decades, he worked behind the scenes in Minneapolis campaigns, including serving as campaign chair in six successful City Council and mayoral races before moving on to launch Minneapolis Times in 2024.

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