🌱 Democrats Call Emergency Meeting + 3M Executive Fired

Hello, Minneapolis! In today's Daily:

• Police are investigating the shooting death of a teenager.
• A group of vandals damaged dozens of vehicles overnight
• The Viva City Fine Arts Festival celebrates 29 years.

But first, today's weather: Partly sunny. High: 83 Low: 53.

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. A Minneapolis teen was shot and killed Saturday. A 15-year-old girl arrived at North Memorial Health Hospital with a gunshot wound to her back and later died. Police are investigating. (KSTP)

2. A death at a Minneapolis condo is now being investigated as a murder. Stephanie DeRousse, 60, was found dead in March at her home in the 3100 block of West Lake Street. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office announced Monday her injuries were consistent with homicide. (BMTN)

3. Minnesota Democrats will meet later this week in response to a chaotic conflict which broke out at a City Council candidate's convention Saturday. The emergency meeting will be convened Thursday, according to the Associated Press. (Patch/AP)

4. An executive at 3M was fired last week due to "inappropriate personal conduct," KARE11 reports. Michael Vale was with the company for more than 30 years. (KARE11)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• The free Viva City Fine Arts Festival is held at South High School. (6:30 p.m.)
• The Children's Theatre Company presents "An American Tail: The Musical." (7 p.m.)
• Acme Comedy Company hosts a free open mic night. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Minneapolis police report a group of at least five people damaged dozens of vehicles overnight Sunday. (KARE11)
• The National Alliance on Mental Illness conference will be held at the Convention Center later this month. (MinnPost)
• A new "Museum of Illusions" attraction opened at Mall of America. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

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That's all for today, Minneapolis. See you tomorrow for more local stories.

— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a newsletter writer and partner content curator. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019.

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