Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News)- Police in Minneapolis are investigating a shooting that left a man dead Tuesday afternoon. 

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A preliminary statement from police says officers responded to a shots fired call at the intersection of 24th St. East and Nicollet Ave. South around 12:45 p.m. The gunshot victim was found on a sidewalk and died of his wound at the scene despite life-saving efforts. 

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Police believe the man was shot by someone known to him but no arrests have been made. The man’s body has been sent to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office where his cause of death and identity will be determined. 

The Minneapolis Police Department’s Homicide Division is leading the investigation.

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