Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara announced today that a woman has died, and six other adults were injured following a shooting at Boom Island Park on the evening of Sunday, June 1, 2025.
At approximately 9:30 p.m., officers from the Second Precinct and Minneapolis Park Police responded to reports of a shooting near Boom Island Park. Upon arrival, officers located a woman near 11th Ave NE and Sibley St NE suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. She was transported by EMS to Hennepin Healthcare, where she later died.
Six additional victims were injured:
- Two men were transported by EMS to Hennepin Healthcare with gunshot wounds.
- One man was transported by EMS to North Memorial Medical Center with a gunshot wound.
- Two men arrived at area hospitals on their own—one at Hennepin Healthcare and one at North Memorial —both with gunshot wounds.
- A woman was transported by EMS to Hennepin Healthcare with minor injuries. She was not struck by gunfire.
Preliminary information indicates that a large gathering at the park escalated into gunfire. Investigators are actively working to determine what led up to the shooting and are piecing together the sequence of events.
Officers secured the area, canvassed the neighborhood for evidence, and Minneapolis Forensic Scientists responded to process the scene.
At this time, no arrests have been made. “My thoughts are with all those who are affected by this outrageous act of violence,” said Chief O’Hara. “The level of violence displayed in this shooting is absolutely sickening, and our investigators will work diligently to bring whoever is responsible to justice. We ask anyone who may know what happened to please provide any information they may have.”
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner will release the deceased woman’s identity, as well as the official cause and manner of death.
Case Number: GO# 25-147807
Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators:
- Email: policetips@
minneapolismn.gov
- Voicemail Tip Line: 612-673-5845
To remain anonymous:
- CrimeStoppers: Call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.CrimeStoppersMN.org. Tipsters may be eligible for a financial reward if the information leads to an arrest and conviction.
Of course this can happen any where, but Boom Island Park has its history. From three years ago, below, a similar situation with multiple shooters. I am always waiting to hear the ages, because from my experience, many of these gatherings and shootings involve juveniles. What I will say about Mpls is, few guard rails are up for our teens, for a number of unfortunate reasons.
Elections in Mpls have consequences. We can start to change this, and improve the situation, by doing our research and showing up to Vote in Mpls in November.
From 2022..
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/boom-island-park-fireworks-shooting/
MINNEAPOLIS — Seven people are hospitalized after a shooting during Fourth of July celebrations in northeast Minneapolis Monday night.
Minneapolis Park Police said officers responded to a shooting at Boom Island Park around 11:30 p.m. Several of the victims are in critical condition.
Excerpt from this one yesterday..
“This is outrageous. It’s more akin to a war zone, the amount of shell casings that the officers are recovering here. It’s just, it’s sickening.”
O’Hara says there was another “incident” at the park on Friday night involving “juveniles,” but he didn’t elaborate on what occurred, only noting that he doesn’t believe it was connected to Sunday’s shooting.