Woman fatally shot in Minneapolis apartment; man arrested
Minneapolis police say a woman was shot and killed around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday inside an apartment on the 2600 block of W. Broadway; a 65-year-old Minneapolis man, described as an acquaintance, was arrested that evening and remains jailed with charges pending. Officers recovered a gun in the apartment and a knife on the living room floor; the victim’s identity has not yet been released. The killing is the city’s 59th homicide of the year and the fifth in the past week.
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📌 Key Facts
- Time/Place: ~5:45 p.m. Wednesday in an apartment on the 2600 block of W. Broadway
- Suspect: 65-year-old Minneapolis man arrested; charges pending
- Evidence: gun recovered in apartment; knife found on living room floor
- Victim: female, deceased at scene; identity pending
- Context: 59th Minneapolis homicide of 2025; fifth in past week
📚 Contextual Background
- In the first half of 2024, domestic incidents were the fifth-most common emergency call in Minneapolis, based on police call data.
- Domestic incidents comprised roughly one-third of all aggravated assaults in Minneapolis for the period since 2019 (data referenced through 2025).