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Minneapolis Man Dies After Confronting Alleged Car Thieves

Police now treat the case as a homicide with suspects still at large.

Overview

  • A 38-year-old man was found unconscious in the street in south Minneapolis and later died at a hospital after being thrown from a fleeing vehicle.
  • Police say he confronted two people who were trying to steal his car and he was either hit by their vehicle or fell after getting onto the hood.
  • The incident occurred on the 5400 block of 43rd Avenue South and the suspects drove off before officers arrived.
  • After the death was reported, investigators reclassified the case as a homicide and announced that no arrests have been made.
  • Police Chief Brian O’Hara condemned the act as a horrifying disregard for life, and a nearby veterans nonprofit said its internship director, Amos Ferrier, was the victim.