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Minneapolis police say one man is dead and 11 people have non-life-threatening wounds following a shooting Saturday evening.

The 10 people were alive with “various severity levels of injuries,” Minneapolis police said in a tweet just before 3am (local time).

An initial tweet from Minneapolis police advised the public to avoid the area in Uptown Minneapolis.

The address provided corresponds to a commercial district, near Landmark’s Uptown Theatre and several bars and restaurants.

Minnesota began allowing bars and restaurants to reopen with limited service on June 1 after some six weeks of closure because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Photographs posted to social media showed windows at the theater and another storefront shot out.

Screams were audible on a live video posted to Facebook that showed the aftermath at the scene.

Small crowds of people gathered, with some crouched over victims lying on the pavement before police officers on bicycles showed up to attend to them.

Splatters of blood were visible on the pavement after the victims were taken to local hospitals.

The area is about 3 miles (5 kilometres) west of the Minneapolis commercial area and neighborhood hit by rioting in the wake of George Floyd’s May 25 death after being arrested by Minneapolis police.

Floyd’s death has sparked a move to overhaul the Minneapolis Police Department, with a majority of City Council members pledging support for dismantling a department that many community activists have called brutal and racists.

PDP Govs Welcome Defected Godwin Obaseki Ahead Of June 25 Primary
The Nigerian ruling All Progressive Congress(APC) has continued to rue its ill-luck as it’s erstwhile member and governor of Edo State in South Nigeria, Godwin Obaseki, has been formally welcomed into the main Opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) by the governors under the PDP platform.
Recall that the embattled governor joined the PDP on Friday after the APC disqualified him from it’s Primary ahead of the governship election later in the year.

He was, on Saturday, welcomed by the PDP governors, who assured him of a level playing field in the fast-approaching gubernatorial primary.
The Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State-led PDP Governors’ Forum also wished Obaseki God’s blessings and guidance as he subjects himself to the forthcoming primaries of the party scheduled for Thursday, June 25, 2020. 

The PDP Governors’ Forum, in a statement by its Director-General, Hon. C.I.D. Maduabum described Obaseki’s entry into PDP as a homecoming to a democratic platform that accommodates all Nigerians desirous of good governance, accountability, and deepening of democratic tenets.
The PDP governors said: “We welcome you to the PDP Governors’ Forum under the leadership of His Excellency, Rt. Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and all other PDP governors in the Forum.

“Your entry into the PDP family is a homecoming to a democratic platform that accommodates all Nigerians desirous of good governance, accountability, and deepening of democratic tenets.
“The PDP Governors welcome you to use the PDP as a vehicle to enthrone rapid economic, social, and infrastructural development in Edo State. 

“As you subject yourself to the forthcoming primary of the party, we wish you success and God’s blessings and guidance. 
“The Forum extends the solidarity and support of your colleagues to you and all of your teeming followers into the party and assures you all of the accommodation and level playing field.”