Fatal officer involved shooting temporarily closes portion of Grand Avenue
80th Ave. West and Grand Avenue late Tuesday night. Courtesy: Kyle Langlee
UPDATE: A portion of Grand Ave is closed on Wednesday morning following an officer-involved shooting that left one dead.
According to officials, Grand Avenue is closed from 78th Avenue West to 83rd Avenue West as they continue to investigate.
The closure is expected to last for a few hours.
DULUTH, Minn. — Law enforcement are investigating a second shooting in one day in Duluth Tuesday evening, but St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay says the two are not related.
The latest incident happened at 80th Avenue West and Grand Avenue in Norton Park.
According to resident Kyle Langlee, he “heard the squealing tires of the vehicle getting pit maneuvered by the sheriffs department, 5 second pause, 2 quick shots, then around 20ish shots.”
As of 11:15 p.m., official information on what all went down was not released by the Sheriff’s Office.
As for the first shooting Tuesday afternoon, it happened on the 400 block of Piedmont Avenue.
The body of a man was seen outside an SUV at the intersection of 4th Street and Piedmont.
Click here for the latest on that incident.
