Two people were killed in separate shootings less than an hour apart in Minneapolis Wednesday night, police said.

Around 9:30 p.m., a man in his 20s was found with life-threatening gunshot wounds on the 2900 block of Emerson Avenue North, according to the Minneapolis Police Department. He died at a hospital. Police said the shooting was the result of an argument that escalated, and two people who were involved ran from the scene.

About half an hour later, a woman was found shot on the 800 block of Franklin Avenue East. She also died at a hospital. Police said this shooting came after a fight between a group of people.

"We had a relative peace in terms of gun violence in the city, I think there had only been one shooting incident prior to these murders tonight, and unfortunately — over t

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