In a 24-hour span, nine people have been shot in Minneapolis, resulting in five fatalities, police say. The outburst of deadly violence began late Tuesday night when five people were shot near an alley off East 25th Street and Bloomington Avenue in the Midtown Phillips area. Three of the victims, including a 17-year-old boy, died.

The first shooting took place around midnight on East 25th Street. Police say adult man was found on the sidewalk, and nearby two men and two women were found in a vehicle, all suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds. Three died and two were taken to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries, according to police.