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Charges In Deadly Minneapolis LRT Incident Deferred Pending Further Investigation

Police said a man was in a fight with another person Saturday when he fell onto the light rail tracks in the path of an oncoming train.

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The victim was hit and died at the scene.
The victim was hit and died at the scene. (CBS)

By WCCO Staff, CBS Minnesota:

MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors in Hennepin County are deferring charges against a man allegedly involved in a deadly light rail train incident pending further investigation.

On Saturday, Minneapolis police say two men were on the platform near 5th Street and 1st Avenue around 1 a.m. Officials believe they got into a fight, and one of the men fell onto the light rail tracks in the path of an oncoming train.

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