2 Shot In Duluth’s Downtown Neighborhood

DULUTH, Minn. —  Two people were shot early Saturday in the 100 block of E. 3rd Street, which is considered the edge of downtown Duluth.

The shooting happened around 2:15 a.m. Saturday.   The Duluth Police Department issued a press release on the incident at 4:16 p.m. Saturday.

Police described the scene where they located two victims as “chaotic.”

A 56-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to a local hospitalized. His condition as of Saturday afternoon was not known other than he “remains hospitalized,” according to the news release.

The second victim, a 29-year-old man, suffered a gunshot would to the lower abdomen. He took himself to the hospital and was treated and released, according to police.

There was no initial word on any arrests.

“This remains an active and ongoing investigation. If anyone has any information on this incident, you are encouraged to call 911 and reference ICR#24122822,” according to the news release Saturday.