One person is dead and two others are injured after a shooting in Dinkytown early Saturday morning near Frank and Andrea on the corner of 13th Avenue and 5th Street.
The two people injured, one a University of Minnesota student and the other a teenager, are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to Fox 9. Another teenager died from injuries at the corner, according to KSTP Eyewitness News.
A SAFE-U did not go out to students. University public relations said in an email to the Minnesota Daily University police released three morning notifications to Dinkytown alerts within minutes of reports of shots fired.
Minneapolis police Chief Brian O’Hara said students’ safety is the department’s main priority, according to KSTP.
Authorities say the suspect is still at large and investigators are trying to figure out the events that led up to the shooting at about 2:40 a.m. O’Hara said the increased busyness at Dinkytown bars on Halloween contributed to the “chaotic and dangerous” situation, according to Fox 9.
Juice
Nov 5, 2025 at 9:37 pm
I am truly mystified by this event. I began my academic journey twenty-four years ago, and I can honestly say that this area was once considered the heart of campus life. It was never neglected by the university, nor viewed as a persistently troubled area.
This should be a space reserved for students who are genuinely part of the campus community. There is absolutely no reason for gang activity or non-university individuals to be present in this vicinity.
When I lived in the dorms at Frontier Hall back in 2001, there was no gang violence on campus. I stayed at Dinnaken Apartments until 2004, then on 4th Street in 2005, and later at 15th and Como in 2006—and there were never any shootings.
I truly feel for today’s students who have missed out on the safety, comfort, and joy that campus living once offered. College life is about discovering yourself and becoming the best version of your future self. Back then, we had both seclusion and inclusion at the same time.
The only major disruptions that affected the entire campus were the events of September 11, 2001, and the hockey riots of 2001 and 2002. We didn’t have wannabe gang members hanging around. Campus felt like a sandbox—a place where my fellow 50,000 students and I felt completely free.
Anon
Nov 3, 2025 at 9:02 am
This article incorrectly reported that no SafeU notification was sent, even though a relevant alert is publicly displayed on the Safe Campus website.
I urge you to use your platform to share the crucial fact that students and community members must opt-in to receive text message alerts for the Dinkytown area.
How to Opt-In to Dinkytown Alerts
For Students, Faculty, and Staff:
Log in to MyU.
Select the My Info page.
Click Manage SAFE-U Alerts.
Select “DINKYTOWN” in the alert area list under My Information.
For Parents, Spouses, or Community Members:
Download the Everbridge app.
Use the keyword UMNDINKYTOWN (case sensitive) to subscribe.
The fact that an alert is viewable on the public UMN Safety Notifications website likely means the Dinkytown Alert was issued, but if a community member hadn’t opted-in, they wouldn’t have received the text/email notification.
Lee
Nov 1, 2025 at 6:11 pm
Disappointing, but not surprising no SafeU alert was issued. Not the first time UMN officials and the UMPD have let down the student body and community at large.
TA
Nov 1, 2025 at 2:02 pm
Just MAKE SURE you don’t report anything about who committed this shooting or it could make someone somewhere feel bad.
Anon
Nov 1, 2025 at 2:00 pm
This is the third shooting around that area in the semester and the U has continuously refused to address it. Make it make sense. Because it’s “off-campus” and it’ll make you look bad? Grow up. Someone just died and students are injured. SAY SOMETHING. Send out a Safe-U ffs. Dinkytown students are students and it’s attached to campus.