Fourth Victim Dies in Minneapolis Mass Shooting, Suspect Charged

A fourth victim has died following a mass shooting late Tuesday night in the Midtown Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis, raising the death toll from the incident to four. The victims, all Native American, were shot near East 25th Street and Bloomington Avenue South, with three pronounced dead at the scene and a 28-year-old man succumbing to his injuries Thursday after being hospitalized in grave condition. Authorities arrested 34-year-old James Duane Ortley, who has prior felony convictions, on Thursday afternoon; he is facing multiple murder charges and is expected in court soon. Police believe the shootings were gang-related and not random, and they suspect a fifth killing hours later nearby was likely an act of retaliation. The violence has deeply shaken the local Native American community, and officials, including Police Chief Brian O’Hara and Mayor Jacob Frey, have called for community assistance and expressed condolences to the victims' families. The investigation remains ongoing, with police urging anyone with information to come forward.